In July 2024, Parkinson Canada hosted a webinar on stress and Parkinson’s disease. The webinar featured guest speakers Kim Mortson and Dr. Rick Helmich. Kim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2018 and spoke about her experience managing stress and practicing gratitude. Dr. Helmich, a movement disorder specialist in the Netherlands, focused on the effects of stress on Parkinson’s. The speakers offered practical advice for managing stress.
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The recent FDA approvals for donanemab (Kinsunla®) and lecanemab (Leqembi®) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s mark a major step forward for dementia research. While these treatments focus on Alzheimer’s, they offer hope for Parkinson’s disease as well.
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This episode of “Let’s Keep Moving with APDA” brings you expert advice, tips, and tricks to help you get around your home safely and steadily. Register now for this free American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) webinar, taking place on August 6, 10am PT.
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On Friday, July 19, at 10am Stanford Medicine and Brain Support Network will host neurologist Adam Boxer, MD, PhD, with the UCSF Memory and Aging Center for a webinar on the latest research into progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS).
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The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act is becoming federal law! Join a special live broadcast on June 17 at 12:00 pm — Big Step for Parkinson’s: Q&A About the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, hosted by the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) to learn what this new law really means.
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