How to Do the PD Talk with Kids
Children are full of wonderment and awe. Question after question after question (yes, the list is usually long), it can be exhausting answering every inquiry, but somewhere inside each adult,…
Children are full of wonderment and awe. Question after question after question (yes, the list is usually long), it can be exhausting answering every inquiry, but somewhere inside each adult,…
Welcome back to Editor's Choice! This week we have an interesting take on Parkinson's treatment. We also have an empowering article from one of PW's rare disease contributors. We are all feeling the…
Most people think of Parkinson’s Disease as something that only older people get. And while this perspective might hold true in most cases, there are quite a few people who…
A startling new study released December 22, 2016 has made some amazing findings about a new “treatment” that will clearly help people who are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). You…
As the New Year begins, we are all filled with hope of what 2017 will bring. For people with a rare and confusing disease, scientists and researchers are hopeful that…
Multiple system atrophy (MSA), formerly known as Shy-Drager Syndrome, while rare, presents many different challenges, the first of which is finding a doctor who recognizes the symptoms. This can be…
Australian scientists have developed a new blood test that has potential to identify Parkinson’s disease (PD) (early) in people, which is enabling doctors to better treat their patients who have…
There is a link between Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease... but it may not be what you think. A study at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, has revealed that…