… John Kramer, PhD, is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research scholar, an assistant professor at the …

… disease.  Understanding how neurons maintain mitochondrial health is essential to figure out how to prevent cell death … the connection between Rhomboid cleavage, and mitochondrial health in neurons.  Third, we will determine what the potential impact on cellular health is before and after Rhomboid cleavage.  These studies …

… geography of diagnoses, variances in gender and changes in health care practices. Currently, there are an estimated 1 … people living with PD today, allow for future planning of health care needs and help detect changes in health practices. In addition, the Parkinson’s care and …

… especially chemicals marketed as Agent Orange and paraquat, with increased risk between two and eight times, … Parkinson's Advocacy Council called for the herbicide paraquat to be banned in the United States in a letter to …

… in daily life may provide valuable insights into a person's health throughout the day. Wearable sensor devices play a … sensor data collected in daily life reflect multiple health and behavior-related factors together. This creates … (PD), yet its analysis has largely been limited to experimentally controlled lab settings. To locate and characterize …

… roundtable, called Clinical Outcome Assessments and Digital Health Technologies Supporting Clinical Trial Endpoints in … in clinical trials of novel treatments in early PD. Digital health technologies (DHTs), such as mobile apps or wearable …