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For me, last year – 2020 – was a terrible year! Not just because of COVID-19 and all the rigmarole associated with it, but also because of this blasted cramping left foot/toes of mine. I’ve ridden a bike every year since I was 5 years old; but for the first time, I NEVER rode my bike at all during 2020…
Have you ever tried to open up one of those 'child-proof' bottles? Child proof - HA! They should call those 'Adult Proof'. You twist and turn and try all kind…
Today I am implementing one of the things I said I would do with my new blog format - and that is introduce some 'guest' bloggers! Although I try my best to give you my thoughts, knowledge, and research that I've done, I'll be the first to say that I don't know everything! Plus, what I tell you is MY experience; but it is always good to get someone else's perspective and experience, as they may have gone or going through things that I haven't had experience with. So, learning from these wonderful folks is a good thing! ...
I started thinking about what is must be like living with someone that has Parkinson's - be it my wife or someone's care partner. I'm sure it's not only stressful, but probably rather humorous at times....
I am constantly amazed at - well, how can I put this mildly - the lack of common sense in some folks out there. (None of my readers, of course!) But some folks... well, you just wonder, were they raised in the back-country by wolves?? Where in the heck did they learn to drive? Or were they raised the same way they seem to be raising their kids? ...
So I've been retired now about six months - early, yes, but retired. I've often thought of the day when I can finally not have to do anything work related. Get up whenever I like, go where and when I please, take a nap anytime I want to, and so on...
I remember my very first computer. It was 1978 (no old guy jokes now)… I was just finishing up college, and I had a few ‘leftover‘ scholarship bucks to spend (most unusual for a poor college student – long story). For quite a while I had been looking at (and drooling over) a newer style computer called the Commodore PET ...
A newly developed biosensor that can rapidly detect and quantify levels of dopamine — a chemical messenger nerve cells use to communicate — may serve as a low-cost and efficient [...]
Understanding and identifying epigenetic changes — those that affect gene activity without altering a gene’s DNA sequence — in blood samples from people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions [...]
A Phase 1 trial of ALX-001, an investigational therapy for neurodegenerative conditions, has dosed the first patient with Parkinson’s disease. The clinical trial (NCT06309147) is assessing the safety of Allyx Therapeutics‘ ALX-001 [...]
Having difficulty recognizing and describing emotions may be associated with cognitive issues and with mood disorders such as depression, apathy, and impulse control problems in people with Parkinson’s disease, a [...]
The brain weakens unused neural connections in the striatum, a region involved in motor control and decision-making, through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism that appears to be disrupted in Parkinson’s disease, [...]
Having acute kidney injury increases the risk of developing dementia, including Parkinson’s disease with dementia, according to a study that suggests that people with kidney damage may benefit from close [...]
GT-02287, an oral small molecule from Gain Therapeutics, was found to be safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers. It was also able to reach its target area, the brain, [...]
A finding by neuroscientists could open doors to new treatments for a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders attributed to dysfunctions in specific dopamine pathways. [...]
Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. [...]
An enzyme called PGK1 has an unexpectedly critical role in the production of chemical energy in brain cells, according to a preclinical study. The investigators found that boosting its activity [...]
Two new studies are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson's disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems during the day and insomnia [...]
Using machine learning to analyze video recordings of individuals performing simple movements, researchers developed a method to automaticaly quanitfy motor systems in early-stage Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. [...]
A research team examined the effect of Ecklonia cava polyphenols on the prevention of Parkinson's disease. It was found that the oral intake of the seaweed antioxidants restores motor function [...]
New research suggests that two proteins, amyloid- and phosphorylated tau, the key proteins of Alzheimer's disease, are detected in blood once symptoms have started in Lewy's body diseases, such as [...]