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New Webpage with Resources for Veterans with Parkinson’s

November 11, 2021 By Parkinson's Community Help

The Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program has added a new webpage with resources for Veterans with Parkinson’s Diesease and their care partners to help understand the relationship between military exposures and Parkinson’s disease, clinical care for Parkinson’s disease at the VA, how to apply for benefits or get help doing so, and more.

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“Slew of Studies Tie Health and Lifestyle Factors to Parkinson’s” – Alzforum

November 9, 2021 By Parkinson's Community Help

This is a terrific review of a bunch of Parkinson’s-related research.  One Danish study found that “people with PD were 1.73 times likelier than controls to have been infected with influenza at least a decade prior.”  And two studies “reinforce[d] a tried-and-true method of staving” off PD — exercise.

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Good vibrations – Can Parkinson’s symptoms be stopped?

October 25, 2021 By Parkinson's Community Help

On June 17, 2018, Kanwarjit Bhutani stepped out of an elevator with his wife, unaware his life was about to change. A woman followed the couple from the elevator to the door of their condominium in New York City. Out of the blue, she recommended that Bhutani see Stanford Medicine researcher Peter Tass, MD, PhD, about his promising treatment for Parkinson’s — a vibrating glove.

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“Creating a Self-Care Practice with a Toolbox, Flexibility, and Self-Love” (by a PD caregiver)

October 7, 2021 By Parkinson's Community Help

Angela Robb is a 25-year wife and care partner for her husband Karl, diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD) for over 30 years.  Here’s a short article Angela wrote on self-care for PD caregivers, recently published on the World Parkinson Congress blog. 

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Onset of Skin, Gut, and Genitourinary Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease: A Study of 1.5 Million Veterans

October 4, 2021 By Parkinson's Community Help


This interesting new research of 300,000 people with PD and 1.2 million matched controls explored prodromal Parkinson’s disease by studying the skin, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal issues reported.  The researchers say that studying these systems “offers a unique window for understanding early disease pathogenesis and developing disease modifying treatments.” 

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