Being Aware of Parkinson’s Drugs
There is a long list of drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease, and many people take a mix of medications to manage the motor skills and side effects. The gold standard and most potent is levodopa, which the brain synthesizes to form dopamine. Other options include dopamine agonists and anticholinergic drugs to help reduce tremors. MAO-B […]
Putting Treatments into Motion
Parkinson’s disease — a progressive movement disorder — has no cure, but better treatments are giving more hope If you had told Rick Mazursky 13 years ago that he would be working out most days, hitting stickers on a boxing bag while simultaneously spelling words aloud, or balancing on a stability ball while throwing punches, […]
E. coli may hold one of the keys to treating Parkinson’s
Source: University of Michigan whatdoctorsknow.com E. coli usually brings to mind food poisoning and beach closures, but researchers recently discovered a protein in E. coli that inhibits the accumulation of potentially toxic amyloids — a hallmark of diseases such as Parkinson’s. Amyloids are formed by proteins that misfold and group together, and when amyloids assemble […]
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Benefits Parkinson’s Patients Through Movement
Parkinson’s Project participants at the Hubbard Street Dance Center. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. by Nancy Maes After Dale Schlafer developed Parkinson’s disease nine years ago, he could no longer play his regular tennis games or go on his usual bike rides and long walks. But that hasn’t prevented him from experiencing the pleasures and benefits […]
