Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our April 2025 list.
… Full Story>April 2025 – Parkinson’s Webinars and Virtual Meetings with Speakers
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Abril de 2025 – seminarios web y reuniones virtuales sobre Parkinson en español con oradores
Todos los meses, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach producirá una lista de seminarios web y reuniones virtuales en español relacionados con el Parkinson con oradores. Aquí está nuestra lista de Abril de 2025.
… Full Story>Forecasted Increase in Prevalence of Parkinson’s
During the weekly TTHealthWatch, a podcast from Texas Tech, top medical stories are discussed. In a recent episode, a new paper that projected rates of Parkinson’s Disease worldwide was one of the topics. Excerpts from the podcast: The paper’s authors “project that 25 million+ people are thought to be living with Parkinson’s disease worldwide in 2050, representing a 112% increase from 2021. The primary factor that has to do with this is population aging.”
… Full Story>Save the Date! PSP – MSA – CBD Caregiving Symposium on Saturday, June 14, 2025, virtual and in-person (Stanford campus)
On Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10am to 3pm PT, Stanford’s Movement Disorders Center and Brain Support Network are co-hosting a PSP-MSA-CBD caregiving symposium. This upcoming event is for caregivers, partners, and family members who care for those with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Plan to join us either virtually or in-person at Stanford. Registration will open by May 1.
… Full Story>California Attorney General Urges Customers to Delete 23andMe Genetic Data
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the California Attorney General issued an urgent customer alert to those who have a 23andMe account. In its alert, the AG’s office provides instructions for how to delete your genetic data; request 23andMe destroy your test sample; and revoke permission for your genetic data to be used for research. There are still concerns about what data will be retained by 23andMe.
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