August 1, 2019

BITS & PIECES             Have you heard of GoGoGrandparent? It turns on-demand transportation companies like Lyft or Uber into services that help families take better care...

July 31, 2019

"GIFT OF HOPE" By Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center NIH Brain and Tissue Repository – California Helping Scientists Help Patients   DONOR ENROLLMENT PACKET (PDF)               What is...

July 30, 2019

July 30, 2019

NOT READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL Boston Scientific, Advancing Science for Life             Suzanne Friedman, a 54-year-old Florida native, has run a marathon, traveled around...

July 30, 2019

Many studies have linked Vitamin D deficiency with depression. In a cross-sectional study of 12,594 patients in a database at the Mayo Clinic, researchers...

July 28, 2019

OVERCOMING YOUR MIDAFTERNOON ENERGY SLUMP By Jeannette Kitzmann, AccentCare, Inc             You may charge into the day full of energy. But by midafternoon a wave of...

July 9, 2019

June 27, 2019

I have had Parkinson’s for twelve years and began taking Carbidopa-Levodopa (Sinemet) as well as Ropinirole (Requip) with little success in quieting my resting...

June 27, 2019

WITH DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE ANONYMOUS DONOR(S) THAT GAVE $25,000 TO PRO IN JUNE This is PHILOSOPHY OF CHARLES SCHULZ The following is the philosophy of...

June 27, 2019

PRO is starting July with FIREWORKS in more ways than one. Our Summer CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REQUEST has sailed to everyone on our “Snail Mail”...

June 27, 2019

Cautionary Note about Media Hypes ~ Frequently, there is news about breakthrough treatments for Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease. It is natural for patients and...

June 27, 2019

            One may be the loneliest number, but research shows that a lack of acquaintances isn't the only warning sign of solitude.             What Does...

June 27, 2019

      PRO… SAILING Toward a Cure! Fund our fleet so we can deliver the goods Summer is here, but we are not cooling down our efforts!  Click...

May 31, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS to the new grads, the new brides and grooms and to everyone that made it thus far in 2019. Applaud yourself. In today’s...

May 30, 2019

ICBI UPDATE ON THE ROAD TO THE CURE Breaking news: Orally bioavailable drugs for treating Parkinson’s Apart from providing symptomatic relief for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Central...