30 August 2021
New Study Urges Neurologists to Advocate Vaccinations for Patients with Parkinson’s
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are at higher risk for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses. However, patients with advanced PD may have less access to vaccinations according to a new study published in the JPD. More than 30% of patients surveyed did not know whether their physicians
20 July 2021
Digital Technology Driving Tangible Advancements in Parkinson’s Disease Research and Clinical Care
Amsterdam, NL – Well over six million people globally have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which has an enormous impact on the lives of patients, their families, and caregivers and is incurring mounting costs for society.
29 April 2021
International Task Force Determines Current Parkinson’s Disease Subtyping May Not Fit All Patients
28 April 2021
New Model May Explain the Mystery of Asymmetry in Parkinson’s Disease
Amsterdam, NL – Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by slowness of movement and tremors, which often appear asymmetrically in patients.
26 April 2021
Which Parkinson’s Symptoms Do Patients Most Want to See Improved by Treatment?
Amsterdam, NL – Individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) face a wide range of symptoms and challenges.
3 February 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Recommended
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthcare professionals caring for them have expressed concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy and safety in the specific context of PD and its symptomatic treatment. In a commentary just published in JPD, a set of experts addresses these concerns from an evidence-based perspective. Their conclusion is that COVID-19 vaccination with approved vaccines should be recommended to persons with PD, unless there is a specific contraindication.
26 January 2021
Over Half of Cannabis Users with Parkinson’s Disease Report Clinical Benefits
Amsterdam, NL – With medicinal cannabis now legalized in many parts of the world, there is growing interest in its use to alleviate symptoms of many illnesses including Parkinson’s disease (PD).
21 January 2021
Study Suggests That Gut Fungi Are Not Associated With Parkinson’s Disease
Amsterdam, NL – The bacterial gut microbiome is strongly associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but no studies had previously investigated the role of fungi in the gut.
25 September 2020
JPD and MJFF Accelerating the Publication of Parkinson's Disease Publication Data
Call for Submissions: To address the bias toward the publication of novel positive results, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and JPD invite researchers to “open their notebooks” and submit unpublished results from experiments that attempted to replicate previously published findings from other laboratories.
23 September 2020
Persons with Parkinson's Disease Can Have a Brighter Future
Amsterdam, NL – Well over six million people globally have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which has an enormous impact on the lives of patients and their families and incurring mounting costs for society.
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