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How to Advocate for Your Hospitalized Loved One with Parkinson’s Disease – Next Avenue

December 29, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

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From proper hygiene to early mobility, there are ways to help prevent hospital-related complications

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological disorder affecting some older adults, causing tremors and difficulty with coordination. PD eventually worsens with time, leading individuals to struggle with communication, walking and caring for themselves. 

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Happy New Year!

December 28, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

Happy new year from Robin, Steven, and Denise at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach! We are off having fun until Wednesday, January 4, 2023, when the office re-opens.

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Can Living in Greener Pastures Cut Risk for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s? – ALZFORUM

December 23, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

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If a person lives in an area rich in foliage, their grass may indeed be greener, at least when it comes to risk of developing Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s diseases. That is according to a large study led by Jochem Klompmaker, Jaime Hart, and Peter James at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston. In the December 20 JAMA Network Open, they reported that, across the contiguous U.S., people living in towns with lots of green space were least likely to have either neurodegenerative disease. This correlation was strongest in those over 85 and in blacks. The authors think protection may partly stem from less pollution in greener areas.

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Happy Holidays!

December 21, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

Our office is closed from Wednesday, Dec. 21 through Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.  We re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.  Happy Holidays!

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Parkinson’s Incidence 50% Higher Than Previously Thought

December 19, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

Brain scan
source: MedPageToday

Clusters of Parkinson’s disease cases seen in certain U.S. regions.

The annual incidence of Parkinson’s disease was 50% higher than previous estimates in data from five epidemiological cohorts in the U.S. and Canada.

The new incidence rate was nearly 90,000 cases annually for people 65 and older, reported Allison Willis, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and co-authors

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