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“Gut-Brain & Parkinson’s Disease” – Notes from Stanford Seminar, January 10, 2026

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On January 10, 2026, Stanford Medicine hosted a seminar on “Gut-Brain & Parkinson’s Disease”, exploring how the gastrointestinal tract may hold the key to both the origin and early detection of the disease.  This seminar shared the latest between bioengineering and clinical neurology, presenting a compelling case for the “Body-First” hypothesis—the idea that Parkinson’s pathology may begin in the gut due to environmental triggers before reaching the brain.  The featured Stanford speakers in different fields included movement disorder neurologists Dr. Kathleen Poston and Dr. Bianca Palushaj, neurogastroenterologist Dr. Leila Neshatian, and researcher Yasmine Kehnemouyi, PhD candidate, and ended with a panel moderated by bioengineer Dr. Todd Coleman.   These are notes from the seminar. 

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Podcast on the Future of Biomarkers in Lewy Body Dementia and Other Dementias

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This August 2025 podcast from RSNA’s Radiology Journal addresses biomarkers (blood, imaging, and cerebrospinal fluid) for Lewy body dementia and other dementias. While the audience for the podcast is healthcare professionals, the content may be of interest to our lay community. The speakers included Dr. Kathleen Poston, chief of the movement disorders division at Stanford and co-director of the Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence at Stanford.

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“Research Opportunities for those with Parkinson’s Disease” (virtual) Palo Alto PD Support Group, Wednesday, April 9, 2:30-4pm

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On Wednesday, April 9, at 2:30pm three research coordinators from Stanford will talk about research opportunities for those with Parkinson’s Disease (and perhaps healthy controls). We will hopefully receive all speakers’ permission to record the talks and post them to the Palo Alto Parkinson’s support group webpage, but attend in person so you can ask questions via the chat or the Question box.

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California Attorney General Urges Customers to Delete 23andMe Genetic Data

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On Friday, March 21, 2025, the California Attorney General issued an urgent customer alert to those who have a 23andMe account.  In its alert, the AG’s office provides instructions for how to delete your genetic data; request 23andMe destroy your test sample; and revoke permission for your genetic data to be used for research.  There are still concerns about what data will be retained by 23andMe. 

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