Join a free national webinar, hosted by the APDA, this Thursday, June 29th, 2017 from 10:00am-11:00am PT to hear perspectives on speech and nutrition to help people with Parkinson’s and their care partners live well every day.Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease: Living Well Every Day
Join a free national webinar, hosted by the APDA, this Thursday, June 29th, 2017 from 10:00am-11:00am PT to hear perspectives on speech and nutrition to help people with Parkinson’s and their care partners live well every day.
It is important to recognize that our personality is relatively stable over time, although aging, life experience, and other factors (including disease) can lead to at least some modest changes. Given the chronic and progressive nature of PD, it makes no sense to believe that personality changes will magically disappear.
The Parkinson’s Disease In America 2017 online survey gathered insights from 1,152 individuals currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease to better understand their symptoms and management of this condition, as well as the impact on their lives. Here are the survey findings…. 
Parkinson’s disease, which affects more than 10 million people worldwide, is a neurological disorder that occurs as a result of the death of nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. The loss of dopamine production in the brain can lead to tremors, balance problems, stiff facial expressions and muffled speech, among other things. How does Parkinson’s disease affect the body? The mind? How does having a progressive disease affect families? Listen to the stories of seven men and women with Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers have identified the precise toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of the protein alpha-synuclein in neurons—the protein is a key causative agent in the development of Parkinson’s disease.