A new education initiative aims to expand awareness of DBS and empower people with Parkinson’s to make informed decisions ...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation provides info on stem cell clinical trials for Parkinson’s and how to find available studies ...
Breakthroughs in understanding Parkinson’s disease (PD) and developing new therapies have come from studying human genetics. Read more below on what to consider before genetic testing and where to ...
¿Qué es la enfermedad de Parkinson? La enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) surge cuando las células del cerebro que producen dopamina, una sustancia química que coordina el movimiento, dejan de funcionar o ...
Balance, posture and gait issues not only make getting around more difficult with Parkinson’s — they can also raise your risk of falling. Vision changes such as blurry or double vision can throw you ...
A new report released on March 26, 2026, by The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) shows that the annual economic impact of Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonisms in the United States reached ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tavapadon, a once-daily oral medication for the treatment of motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Tavapadon, which will be sold under the ...
A hallmark sign of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein proteins in the brain. The proteins are the earliest known sign of PD, and research indicates that as they ...
Michael J. Fox and Harrison Ford — two actors whose characters have raced through time, explored distant galaxies and, most recently, shared the screen on Apple TV’s award-winning series “Shrinking” — ...
Variations in the LRRK2 gene are one of the strongest known genetic contributors to Parkinson’s. These variations cause overactivity in the LRRK2 protein pathway that ultimately damages dopamine ...
Update as of December 9, 2024: In a long-sought victory for the Parkinson’s community, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a ban on trichloroethylene (TCE). Learn more about ...
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a common, under-recognized and often misdiagnosed brain disease that affects more than 1 million people in the United States. Lewy body dementia is a progressive brain ...