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>
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>