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.
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.”
Please join Stanford Parkinson’s Caregiver Support Program for a seminar on Lewy Body Dementia caregiving. The event will be held at the Avenidas Dining Room. The event is free. Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 18th.… Full Story>
Here’s a very helpful article from yesterday’s STAT News about what 23andMe’s genetic reports can and cannot show…. Full Story>
On April 6, the New York Times reports that the FDA will allow 23andMe to sell genetic tests for disease risk to consumers. According to the article, customers have to specifically ask to be tested for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s risk.