PD/PAR News
PAR's News
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
04/02/2012It'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.
Movin' with Parkinson's Dance Classes
02/28/2012Longmont a select city for creative Parkinson's disease dance class by By Pam Mellskog Longmont Times-Call
Parkinson's Patients Find Strength, Joy In Dance Class
02/22/2012Parkinson’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
07/07/20112011 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.
CU researchers find promising drug for PD
07/06/2011Parkinson's News
Potential To Predict Parkinson's Disease Via Colonoscopy Or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
05/17/2012Two 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
05/16/2012UCLA 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
05/14/2012Neuroscientist 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
05/10/2012This 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
05/06/2012Embryonic 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
From the Elephant to the Mountain
Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro
PAR Saved My Life
Life with PD
Yoga and Parkinson's
Paul Zeiger practices yoga with PD
