You can participate in a web-based seminar — or webinar — from the privacy of your home. Join either live or view the archived version within a few days of the live webinar (in most cases). All webinars listed are free. ere are webinars that may be of interest to those with Parkinson’s in May 2017…
Archives for April 2017
May 2017 Webinars about Caregiving
Many caregivers cannot leave home due to caregiving responsibilities. You can participate in a web-based seminar –or webinar- from the privacy of your home. Join either live or view the archived version within a few days of the live webinar (in most cases). All webinars listed are free. Here are webinars that may be of interest to caregivers in May 2017…
LA Times: Does Parkinson’s disease begin in the gut? New research suggests it does
They say that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” But this is definitely not true of the vagus nerve, which wanders from the stomach to the brain, passing through the heart, esophagus and lungs along the way.
A new study offers fresh support for an intriguing theory about the vagus nerve’s role in Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder that causes tremors, gait difficulties and sometimes dementia in roughly 1 million Americans and as many as 10 million people worldwide…. Full Story>
Master Dance for PD Class with David Leventhal at Stanford, Friday, April 28th
Join David Leventhal, Director, Dance for PD, as he leads a master class of Dance for PD. The class will be held at the Roble Dance Studio 113, 375 Santa Teresa St., Stanford, CA 94305, from 1:30-2:45pm on Friday, April 28th.
Parking is available at the nearby Roble Field Garage , 320 Panama St., Stanford, CA 94305.
Scientific American: “Parkinson’s Disease at 200”
Todd Sherer, from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, authored a blog post on the Scientific American website in April. He writes: “Two centuries after its discovery, it’s still incurable—but research is accelerating, with major help from citizen scientists in the patient community.”