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National Parkinson's Awareness Month

04/02/2012

It's National Parkinson's Awareness Month. Share your story with your community and raise awareness. Below is a sample Letter to the Editor for you to use. 

Parkinson's Patients Find Strength, Joy In Dance Class

02/22/2012

Parkinson’s Patients Find Strength, Joy In Dance Class by Doug Schepman at Channel 7.
To read the article, click here. To watch the video, click here.

2011 Shake, Rattle & Stroll

07/07/2011

2011 Shake, Rattle & Stroll Fundraising Walk Raises $82,000 for Parkinson Association of the Rockies

Denver, CO (June 30, 2011) - On Sunday, June 19, 2011, Parkinson Association of the Rockies held its 9th annual Shake, Rattle, & Stroll fundraising walk at Denver’s Washington Park. Over 500 enthusiastic participants kicked off their Father’s Day festivities in support of Parkinson Association of the Rockies and those living with Parkinson’s disease. Thanks to the event’s generous participants and sponsors, including Title Sponsors Land Title and FirstBank, the event raised $82,000 in support of the association’s various programs and services.

Parkinson's News

Potential To Predict Parkinson's Disease Via Colonoscopy Or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

05/17/2012

Two studies by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggest that, in the future, colonic tissue obtained during either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict who will develop Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder of aging that that leads to progressive deterioration of motor function due to loss of neurons in the brain tha...

Gene Variants Identified That Speed Progression Of Parkinson's Disease

05/16/2012

UCLA researchers may have found a key to determining which Parkinson's disease patients will experience a more rapid decline in motor function, sparking hopes for the development of new therapies and helping identify those who could benefit most from early intervention...

Vitamin K2 Potentially Offers Hope For A New Treatment For Parkinson's Disease

05/14/2012

Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's using vitamin K2. His discovery gives hope to Parkinson's patients...

Researchers Discover A New Family Of Key Mitochondrial Proteins For The Function And Viability Of The Brain

05/10/2012

This family comprises a cluster of six genes that may be altered in neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease...

Damaged Stem Cells Commit Suicide For The Good Of The Embryo

05/06/2012

Embryonic stem cells - those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body - just got another badge of honor. If they suffer damage that makes them a threat to the developing embryo, they swiftly fall on their swords for the greater good, according to a study published online in the journal Molecular Cell...

Living with PD

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Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Yoga and Parkinson's
Paul Zeiger practices yoga with PD