Researchers have developed a new technology that helps Parkinson’s patients overcome the tendency to speak too quietly by playing a recording of ambient sound, which resembles the noisy chatter of a restaurant full of patrons. “People with Parkinson’s disease commonly have voice and speech problems,” said Jessica Huber, an associate professor in Purdue’s Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.
New Technology Helps Parkinson’s Patients Speak Louder
August 26th, 2009Davis Phinney Foundation Announces New U.S. Study To Evaluate The Long-Term Physical And Emotional Effects Of Parkinson’s Disease.
August 20th, 2009The Davis Phinney Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), has announced that it has awarded four Parkinson’s disease research centers with support to conduct a landmark study on the long-term changes in quality of life and mobility that occur in people with PD.
In Parkinson’s Fly Model, Dementia Induced And Blocked
August 3rd, 2009Parkinson’s disease is well-known for impairing movement and causing tremors, but many patients also develop other serious problems, including sleep disturbances and significant losses in cognitive function known as dementia. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have modeled Parkinson’s-associated dementia for the first time.
How The Pathology Of Parkinson’s Disease Spreads
July 29th, 2009Accumulation of the synaptic protein alpha-synuclein, resulting in the formation of aggregates called Lewy bodies in the brain, is a hallmark of Parkinson’s and other related neurodegenerative diseases. This pathology appears to spread throughout the brain as the disease progresses. Now, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea, have described how this mechanism works.
Therapy For Parkinson’s, Other Diseases, Advanced By ORNL
July 23rd, 2009By miniaturizing a device that monitors the delivery of healthy cells, researchers at Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing a powerful instrument for physicians to use in treating patients with Parkinson’s syndrome, brain tumors and other diseases. While cell replacement therapies can be effective, the challenge is to deliver a sufficient quantity of healthy cells, said Boyd Evans III of the lab’s Measurement Science and Systems Engineering Division.
Researchers Discover Possible Therapeutic Target To Slow Parkinson’s Disease
July 21st, 2009University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) researchers have discovered a therapeutic target that, when manipulated, may slow the progression of or halt Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects an
Thoughts From A Son
July 18th, 2009It has been several years since we began this not for profit foundation and along the way I ahve learned a lot. Not only about myself and my committment to family, but also about all the wonderful people invovled in the Race to Find a Cure for this awful disease.
We have been involved in various fundraising efforts from walkathons to triathlons, cycling, and even Parkinson’s Awareness Nights with the professional soccer team, the Wilmington Hammerheads. All the awareness and funds we raise go a long way to helping people and our father.
I think people’s generosity and support shows that people do care. So THANK YOU all for your support. It means the world to me and my family as we cope with the disease that has stricken our father. He continues to battle every day and is still going strong after 17 years.
