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As a Parkinson’s disease care partner/caregiver, my “to do” list is pretty long but it recently got much longer due to bronchitis and a sinus infection last fall and another...

I knewwithout research, what this gradual change in small motor dexterity, meant. A neurological disease had taken another brain, mine. and here I'd planned so well for an idyllic retirement...

April is Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Awareness Month. All across the world, people living with this disease are proclaiming, “Hey, I have Parkinson’s disease!” Just what is PD you ask? The...

As a chronic and progressive disease, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is emotionally taxing for both the person who has it and their caregiver. In Health Union’s Parkinson’s Disease in America 2017...

If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), you may have heard of Lewy body dementia (LBD). Are they the same? Are they different? Although PD and LBD may...

Receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) can be a life-altering experience, not only for the person with the diagnosis, but also for the spouse, child, parent or friend who...

Following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), many people want to know, "How do I tell others about my PD?" After processing your new diagnosis, you may want to tell...

Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria) in order to take part in the study...

There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical...

A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device, procedure, or change in behavior is safe and...