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Research Paper Adds Clinical Anchors to Proposed Parkinson’s Staging System
October 11, 2024
… The anchors were developed based on analysis of the data from The Michael J. Fox Foundations’ flagship Parkinson’s … these anchors in three major cohorts. The baseline datasets from the three large studies provide critical insights into … team of researchers behind the paper chose to use anchors from the Movement Disorder Society Unified PD Rating Scale …
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Answering Questions on Diet and Exercise with Parkinson’s
December 24, 2013
… and exercise keeps them healthy. The stiffness resulting from lack of exercise can perpetuate Parkinson’s symptoms. … diet is always a good idea. Vitamins and antioxidants from fruits and vegetables and healthy fats from protein sources have a positive effect on your overall …
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First U.S. Patients Treated in Dyskinesia Study Using Ultrasound Technology
September 24, 2015
… are involuntary, uncontrollable movements different from the rhythmic tremors commonly associated with PD. The … perception and couldn’t sleep. The support and thoughts from my friends and family and the guidance from my doctors made me feel at ease with my decision to …
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Watch Harvey Silikovitz Share Messages of Hope and Determination on 'Jeopardy!'
March 21, 2025
… living with chronic illnesses,” said Harvey Silikovitz, 55, from West Orange, NJ, an accomplished attorney and … the pursuit of his lifelong dream, when he missed the call from TV show producers to appear as a contestant on … of the post office and checked my email and saw a message from one of the producers that began with the sentence, ‘I …
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Specific Inhibition of Nucleation of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation as a Therapeutic Strategy
… This grant builds upon the research from a prior grant: Specific Inhibition of Nucleation of … to find drugs to stabilize this structure and prevent it from converting into the form that is toxic to neurons. In …
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Resting State fMRI as a Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease
… state fMRI method on (1) 60 PD patients at different stage (from early to late stage), at both off and on levodopa … and duration, (4) using this pattern can differentiate PD from patients with atypical parkinsonian syndromes, and (5) …