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1 week ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Jamie Askari |Jacob Harney |Mollie Lombardi |Margarida Maia
My family was feeling very helpless and alone after my husband, Arman, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease in 2009. He was only 38 years old then, and we were left floundering for a sense of hope. Soon after his diagnosis, close friends and family members approached me with the idea of fundraising for Parkinson’s disease. This seemed like a great way to contribute to the fight against this disease in my own small way.
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2 weeks ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Jill Hammergren |Jamie Askari |Marisa Wexler
Caregiving for a loved one is one of the most challenging, demanding, and often frustrating jobs that I can think of. My husband, Eric, and I never anticipated that I’d be his caregiver, but Parkinson’s disease changed our reality. I’ve learned that caring for someone is one of the purest acts of love you can do. As I reflect on what we’ve been through since his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2014, I realize that I’ve learned several lessons from caregiving that I’d like to share with you.
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3 weeks ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Jamie Askari |Margarida Maia |Mollie Lombardi
When I think about the word “learning,” it conjures up vivid memories of my school days. I can picture myself riding a bright yellow school bus and covering my textbooks with folded-up brown paper bags. I often daydreamed about how great life would be when I was finally done with schooling and my education. As a middle-aged adult, I now recognize that learning is not confined to the lecture rooms of a university or the walls of my high school.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Mary Beth Skylis |Mollie Lombardi |Jamie Askari
I don’t know about you, but I’m still having a hard time believing it’s 2025. I know we’re three months in already, but I still feel like we just unwrapped Christmas presents and embraced our loved ones while surrounded by twinkling lights. As I work to get myself into the 2025 spirit, I’ve been thinking a lot about the “big party,” which is what my sister Anne Marie and her fiancé, Vijeet, are calling their upcoming wedding.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Steve Bryson |Jamie Askari |Marisa Wexler
Age-related declines in speech processes do not appear to contribute to the voice disturbances perceived by people with Parkinson’s disease, and are more likely due to disease processes themselves, a study reports. “Reduced self-voice perception in [Parkinson’s] is likely due to [Parkinson’s]-specific sensory feedback deficits, rather than age per se,” the researchers wrote.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Jamie Askari |Margarida Maia |Mollie Lombardi
“Yes, I’m bein’ followed by a moonshadow/ Moonshadow, moonshadow/ Leapin’ and hoppin’ on a moonshadow/ Moonshadow, moonshadow.” — Cat StevensIf I had to choose only one musician to listen to for the rest of my life, it’d likely be Yusuf Islam, better known as Cat Stevens. His melodies, which echoed through my childhood on my dad’s stereo, evoke memories of the simplicity of life while growing up in the 1970s.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Margarida Maia |Jamie Askari |Patricia Inacio
A daily dose of CPL’36, an oral small molecule in the pipeline of Celon Pharma, may ease symptoms for patients who experience levodopa-induced dyskinesia, or uncontrolled movements as a side effect of the mainstay Parkinson’s disease treatment, within one week. That’s according to data from a Phase 2 clinical study (NCT05297201) that’s testing how well CPL’36 works compared with a placebo to ease levodopa-induced dyskinesia in 105 adults with Parkinson’s.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Jamie Askari |Lindsey Shapiro |Jo Gambosi |Ana de Barros
Do you have a long list of binge-worthy shows typed into the notes application on your phone? If you’re like me, you do. Whenever a friend mentions a show they’ve enjoyed, I add it to my list. My husband, Arman, and I watch our shows as we settle into our cozy den each night after dinner and a board game. We love reality TV and the binge-worthy shows from our list. About a year ago, the Hulu show “Shrinking” came highly recommended.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Andrea Lobo |Jamie Askari |Lindsey Shapiro
Sexual health among women with Parkinson’s disease is associated with sleep quality and the quality of the relationships they have with their partners, a study in Brazil found. The study analyzed the short- and long-term sexual health of 100 women with mild to moderate disease who were sexually active in the six months preceding the study. Other factors, including motor, nonmotor, and social factors could also affect their sexual health, the researchers said.
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1 month ago | 
parkinsonsnewstoday.com | Lindsey Shapiro |Jamie Askari |Margarida Maia |Andrea Lobo
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Medtronic’s BrainSense adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) system and electrode identifier to treat people with Parkinson’s disease. Among available DBS systems, BrainSense is the first to automatically adapt its stimulation for a more personalized treatment approach, the company noted. Specifically, it equips the existing Percept DBS stimulator devices — including Percept PC and Percept RC — with BrainSense technology for adaptive function.
