In December 2025, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) hosted a panel discussion on stress and Parkinson’s disease (PD). The panel tackled how stress affects Parkinson’s symptoms and why stress happens. They explained the difference between acute stress (normal and temporary) and chronic stress (which causes real problems), and walked through the brain mechanisms that make symptoms worse when someone is stressed. Read our notes.
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En diciembre de 2025, PMD Alliance organizó una conversación en vivo en español con el Dr. Ray Dorsey, neurólogo especialista en trastornos del movimiento y director del Centro para el Cerebro y el Medio Ambiente.
El Dr. Dorsey, autor de los libros “Ending Parkinson’s Disease” y “The Parkinson’s Plan”, compartió información crucial sobre cómo las sustancias químicas en nuestro entorno contribuyen al aumento de casos de Parkinson y, lo más importante, qué podemos hacer al respecto.
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The Stanford Medicine Poston Research Laboratory is co-hosting a seminar for Individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease and anyone else interested in exploring the gut-brain relationship in this disease. This hybrid seminar – virtual and in-person on Stanford campus – runs from 3-5:30pm PT on Saturday, January 10, 2026, and includes free parking, food, and drinks for in-person attendees.
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In October 2025, the Brian Grant Foundation (BGF) hosted a webcast featuring three Parkinson’s advocates sharing their personal practical tips, tricks, and adaptive tools that make daily life easier. The panelists—Bryce Perry (podcaster, diagnosed at 40), Brian Campkin (advocate and podcast co-host, diagnosed in 2018), and Kat Hill (author and co-founder of the Women’s Parkinson’s Project, diagnosed at 48)—discussed everything from medication reminders to travel hacks, all moderated by Amy Lavallee of BGF.
What made this session special? They’re real strategies from people living with Parkinson’s every day.
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In October 2025, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) hosted a live “Ask the OT Anything” session as part of their “Thriving Through Occupational Therapy” series. Monika Lukasiewicz, an occupational therapist (OT) with 15 years of experience, answered real questions from people with Parkinson’s and care partners about daily living challenges—from getting out of bed to maintaining hobbies.
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