Forget the soul — it turns out the eyes may be the best window to the brain. Changes to the retina may foreshadow Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and researchers say a picture of your eye could assess your future risk of neurodegenerative disease.
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Mental health is defined as emotional, psychological and social well-being and is an essential part of everyone’s overall health. It is particularly important to understand mental health as it relates to someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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At the start of 2020, an 82 year-old man we’ll call Walter was using many of the strategies that we have been discussing throughout this series Reducing Falls For Older Adults — staying active, managing his chronic conditions, and exercising to improve his balance.
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A biomarker is a measurable characteristic in the body that indicates that a particular disease is present. So, for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), this would be proof that someone has PD. Right now, the only way to confirm if someone has had PD is through brain donation. The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) recently published a list of great resources on PD biomarkers.
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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) published an update with the latest news about the COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The update includes information about the COVID-19 vaccine and PD.
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