Archive for the 'Parkinson's Disease' Category


Tai Chi Helps Parkinson’s Patients

Mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease patients who practice Tai Chi were found to experience significant benefits, including better posture, fewer falls, and improved walking ability, researchers from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine)…


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Vitamin D Insufficiency High Among Patients With Early Parkinson Disease

Patients with a recent onset of Parkinson disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency, but vitamin D concentrations do not appear to decline during the progression of the disease, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Vitamin D is now considered a hormone that regulates a number of physiological processes…


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MJFF Announces Over $10 Million In Funding For Clinical And Pre-Clinical PD Research

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research announced awards totaling approximately $10.1 million for five new clinical studies and 14 pre-clinical therapeutic development projects. The funding includes $2.5 million to drive four new clinical trials under the Clinical Intervention Awards, one of the Foundation's Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research...
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Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Parkinson's disease, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a recent issue of the journal Dysphagia. At least half of all Parkinson's patients report having difficulty swallowing, and a higher percentage show swallowing abnormalities on X-ray tests.
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