Pegah Kahali, MD, Stanford movement disorder specialist, will be speaking to the Willow Glen Parkinson’s Support Group in San Jose, on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 10am. Her topic is freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). She will update group member on research into FOG and offer some suggestions on coping with this symptom.
… Full Story>We had the honor of hosting Dr. Ray Dorsey, with the Atria Center for Brain and the Environment, at two events on the Peninsula yesterday, January 28, 2026. Dr. Dorsey spoke about his New York Times bestseller, “The Parkinson’s Plan.” He speculated as to the cause of Parkinson’s disease, how to prevent PD, and how to slow the rate of decline if you have PD. Our combined notes from the two talks (Belmont Library and Little House) are coming soon.
In the meantime, here are a few photos:
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Join the Parkinson’s Foundation and Up ENDing Parkinsons for a morning of exercise and community to kick off the spring Moving Days in Northern California. Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach staff will be there too! The event includes a live rock-climbing demo, community resources, and more.
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This article in the “Washington Post” describes four symptoms that can occur a decade or more before the classic movement symptoms of Parkinson’s. The four symptoms are loss of sense of smell, acting out dreams, constipation, and postural low blood pressure. The author notes that this early stage of Parkinson’s is known as the prodromal phase.
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A database of lysosomal proteins is already guiding researchers in studying how brain cells’ waste and recycling systems work – or don’t – in Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases.
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