At the Minnesota Spring Parkinson’s Symposium on April 10, 2026, movement disorder specialist Dr. Paul Tuite and pharmacist Natalie Heinrich, PharmD from M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, Minnesota — walked through common myths and misconceptions about Parkinson’s disease. The event was co-hosted by the APDA Minnesota Chapter, the Parkinson’s Foundation Minnesota and Dakotas Chapter, and the University of Minnesota Medical School.
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Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our May 2026 list.
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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 Mayo de 2026.
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In April 2026, Dr. Nate Komer, a doctor of physical therapy, presented a detailed look at gait and Parkinson’s disease (PD) for a Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation (NWPF) webinar. Gait changes are among the most common and consequential effects of PD, and understanding what causes them is important for addressing them. For people living with PD, walking and gait require attention and effort. For most of those without PD, walking is done without thinking.
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In April 2026, the Parkinson’s Foundation hosted an expert briefing titled “Inside the Science: Parkinson’s Research Today.” Laurie Sanders, PhD, associate professor of neurology at Duke University, shared why she and many of her colleagues are increasingly optimistic about the direction of Parkinson’s disease research. Dr. Sanders focused on three key research areas — alpha-synuclein, mitochondrial function, and neuroinflammation — and explained how these pathways are now understood to be interconnected, opening new doors for disease-modifying therapies. This was a technical webinar. If this talk taught me anything, it’s that Parkinson’s disease is far more complex than most of us realize. I found myself looking up terms throughout — so consider this my best attempt at summarizing the science.
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