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How one doctor’s experience inspired a new tool for Parkinson’s disease

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What you need to know about apomorphine pump treatment for Parkinson’s disease

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“Telemedicine has the potential to take a great deal of burden off patients and families”

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How one doctor’s experience inspired a new tool for Parkinson’s disease

Using data and machine learning to help optimise treatment

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What you need to know about apomorphine pump treatment for Parkinson’s disease

Dr Tove Henriksen on how the treatment may support people with the conditio

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“Telemedicine has the potential to take a great deal of burden off patients and families”

A neurologist and a person with Parkinson’s disease talk remote care

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How much do you know about Parkinson’s disease stages?

Find out how the condition progresses over time

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The “indescribable” difference made by DBS

How deep brain stimulation can help treat Parkinson’s disease

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6 tips for improving speech in Parkinson’s

How to get the most from speech therapy sessions with PwPs

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How does facial masking affect people with Parkinson’s?

Find out what causes hypomimia – and how the symptom can be treated

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Shuffling gait: is it Parkinson’s?

Dr Fay Horak explains why people with Parkinson’s get shuffling feet

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Study finds people with Parkinson’s leave work five years after diagnosis

Fatigue was cited as the biggest reason for being unable to work

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Coronavirus and treatment for Parkinson’s

Four professionals share their thoughts on healthcare during the pandemic

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Dopamine agonists for Parkinson’s: a simple introduction

Find out more about Parkinson’s medication

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Early Parkinson’s intervention could “save governments millions”

A survey is investigating the economic impact of Parkinson's

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Download Parkinson’s app endorsed by José Mourinho

i-PROGNOSIS helps Parkinson's outcomes via patient data logging

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Could your subconscious mind affect your Parkinson’s treatment outcomes?

Drivers for decisions – new insights may help optimise treatment

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Michael J Fox Foundation launches ‘Fox Insight’ patient-led Parkinson’s data study

Sign-up now to the new patient-led data study from the MJFF

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Are you in a patient-style ‘rut’? How to talk so your doctor listens

How to recognise patient styles to improve doctor relationships

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The ‘Starbucks formula’: a new approach to Parkinson’s treatment that’s going global

Parkinson’s healthcare scheme where the patient is a partner

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Are impulse control disorders the last Parkinson’s ‘taboo’?

New PD guidelines updates focus on impulse control disorders

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MDS Summer School for Nurses

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Aspiring Parkinson’s nurses urged to apply for “hands-on” summer school in Portugal

A unique opportunity to bring Parkinson’s nurses together

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Your gym or mine: accessing specialised community Parkinson’s exercise programmes

The best exercise regime is one you stick to. Sense, or nonsense?

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Faces of Parkinson’s: “To restore a person’s dignity – that’s my calling”

Parkinson’s practitioners featured in new book of portraits

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Over 1/3 of patients don’t receive enough info about Parkinson’s at diagnosis

Parkinson’s UK outlines key areas for improvement in care in audit

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Tips and tricks: how Parkinson’s patients can discover their own coping strategies

Bouncing a ball or riding a bike could help your symptoms

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WEBINAR: Get expert advice on managing Parkinson’s pain and fatigue

Join this free MJ Fox Foundation live webinar

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Fox Foundation offers $2m for ‘game-changing’ Parkinson’s breakthrough

Calling all researchers! $2m prize to develop imaging ‘tracer’ for key

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VIDEO: From diagnosis to treatment in Parkinson’s disease

Watch experts explain the benefits of deep brain stimulation

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Five steps to approving advanced therapy Parkinson’s drugs

Ever wondered how new Parkinson’s medicines make it to market?

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Campaigners publish top priorities for Spain’s policymakers in ‘White Book’

The book is a new guide to improving Parkinson's treatment in Spain

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Professor Andrew Lees: Parkinson’s needs tailored disease management

Top Academic, Professor Andrew Lees: "Human beings are different"

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Which physiotherapy treatment is right for you?

Physiotherapy guidelines reveal best treatments – including Tai Chi

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5 days ago

Investigational Parkinson’s disease dementia therapy fails in clinical trial

Research into new potential therapies for people with Parkinson’s is complex, which means that not all clinical trials will successfully move on to the next phase. This proved to be the case for US biotech company Aptinyx, which announced that it will halt further development work on an investigational therapy following “disappointing” results in the second phase of its study. The research had set out to examine the effect of NYX-458 – an oral therapy created to modulate the activity of receptors in the brain that are responsible for communication between neurons. The aim of the therapy was to improve cognition in people with cognitive impairment linked to Parkinson’s or Lewy body dementia. Yet, when compared to a placebo, the therapy didn’t demonstrate “meaningful improvements” in cognitive function. Dr Andy Kidd, president and CEO at Aptinyx, said: “We are very disappointed that the results of this Phase 2 study did…

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2 weeks ago

A new intimacy guide aims to support people with Parkinson’s disease in the US

Does sexual wellness in the Parkinson’s community need more focus? It’s an area that the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) and media brand Havas Health Plus have targeted through the launch of a free intimacy guide. Available to people in the US, ‘The ParkinSex Booklet & Kit’ aims to support those whose relationships may have been impacted by emotional and physical distance linked to the condition. Alongside an educational guide, the kit includes items such as candles, coupons for adaptative clothing and massage stones. Following a positive response to an initial pilot distribution of the guides in the US, there is now a waitlist for future kits. Commenting on the launch in a press release, APDA president and CEO Leslie Chambers said: “The challenges of Parkinson’s can often result in intimacy and connection getting left behind. This is why we created ‘The ParkinSex Booklet & Kit’, to help people with…

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3 weeks ago

How prevalent are non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease?

Some people in the later stages of Parkinson’s can experience hallucinations – “when you see, hear or feel things that aren’t there”. With most research into this topic centred on visual hallucinations, a team in Australia set out to investigate data around non-visual hallucinations in people with the condition. Published in the ‘Journal of Neurology’, the analysis drew on 91 relevant studies released between 1970 and 2022. The team found that visual hallucinations appeared to be most common, with an expected prevalence of up to 96.6%. Meanwhile, non-visual hallucinations – including auditory (relating to the sense of hearing) and olfactory (relating to the sense of smell) – had an estimated prevalence of up to 73.3%. Concluding that non-visual hallucinations may “impact a notable proportion” of people with the condition, the team said: “More direct research and clinical attention need to be devoted to the study and management of such hallucinatory…

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