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Telemedicine to Treat Parkinson's?
September 19, 2017
… Doctors are making house calls again. But this time, it's virtual visits via telemedicine. And, based on a study published … was designed to evaluate feasibility (whether participants completed at least one virtual visit on time) and …
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Identification and Validation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers Related to Altered Amyloid-beta Processing in the Prediction of Dementia Associated with Parkinson’s Disease
… with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are at increased risk to develop dementia compared with the general population. However, not all … amyloid-beta and related CSF markers can aid in the early prediction of dementia in PD. Project Description: These …
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GenomeWeb: NewsNavigenics, 23andMe Respond to Direct-to-Consumer Genetics Opinion Paper
November 19, 2009
… Navigenics and 23andMe issued an open, joint letter to Nature yesterday in response to an opinion article on … in the risks reported for seven diseases when they compared Navigenics and 23andMe test results. The authors … ways to report genetic test results, making it difficult to precisely report the genetic contribution behind some …
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Episode 24: Developing FLEXISyn to Identify and Measure Changes in Alpha-Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease with Judith Steen
October 1, 2024
… New qualitative and quantitative tools are being developed to measure and track changes in … in alpha-synuclein to better understand how the protein becomes dysfunctional and begins misfolding and forming toxic … is geared toward researchers and clinicians. If you live with Parkinson’s or have a friend or family member with PD, …
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Help Us Advocate to Expand Access to High-Quality Care for Parkinson's Patients
June 11, 2024
… Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) , we know how critical access to high-quality health care providers, tests and therapies … prescribes a drug treatment, the patient’s health insurance company may deny coverage and instead require them to try … require health care professionals that provide preventative visits for Medicare to use cognitive impairment detection …
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Ask the MD: Going Back to the Doctor’s Office to Learn from Patients
December 14, 2020
… kindest, most caring people who taught me how to care and communicate. But I wanted to do more, to make a bigger … why I do what I do today: create resources to meet people where they are with Parkinson’s, fill in the gaps between doctor visits and put research in context. After more than five …