May 14, 2025

A UCSF pilot study finds psilocybin therapy surprises, showing meaningful improvements in mood, cognition, and motor symptoms. Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms,...

May 14, 2025

Different types of exercise can have different effects on Parkinson’s disease, a study suggests. For instance, tai chi or at-home bodyweight strength training can...

April 25, 2025

Cedars-Sinai Investigators Believe the Actions of Multiple Drugs That Control Inflammation and Other Disorders Could Be Behind This Effect, Say Further Research Is Needed In...

May 16, 2024

LSVT BIG & LSVT LOUD This episode of Things to Know RIGHT NOW explores two popular therapies for Parkinson's patients: LSVT BIG and LSVT LOUD. PRO...

April 17, 2024

Deep Brain Stimulation vs. Focused Ultrasound This episode of Things to Know RIGHT NOW explores two popular treatments for Parkinson's patients: Deep Brain Stimulation and...

March 1, 2023

Hallucinations have significant effect on those with Parkinson’s Teresa Carvalho, MS for Parkinson’s News Today Different types of hallucinations—hearing voices, feeling a touch, and detecting smells...

May 31, 2022

Fights Germs – Certain chemical compounds in fresh ginger help your body ward off germs. They’re especially good at halting growth of bacteria like E.coli and...

December 29, 2021

In the Oct. 5, 2021, US World & News Report there is an in-depth and wonderful article entitled “17 Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients...

May 1, 2021

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT May is the month of Better Speech and Hearing, which we recognize in our article COMMUNICATION IS KEY AT ALL AGES. It...

April 1, 2021

A Message from the President With the Ides of March behind us, we look forward to PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH, April. For those of us in...

April 1, 2021

BITS AND PIECES WHAT WORSENS PARKINSON'S DISEASE? Medication changes, infection, dehydration, sleep deprivation, recent surgery, stress, or other medical problems can worsen PD symptoms. Urinary tract...

October 1, 2020

August 30, 2019

Music Therapy Benefits for Parkinson’s Patients Jay Anderson, Minding Music – Music Therapy We love listening to music for sheer joy; to dance, to change our...