NPF in the News

May

• Eating Peppers May Lower Parkinson's Risk
  

April

• Hospital Dangers for Patients With Parkinson’s
  

January

• Biggest challenge for Parkinson's patients may be depression
  
• Difficulty swallowing can be fatal for people with Parkinson’s
  

December

• Depression Can Be Worst Part of Parkinson’s
  
• Depression is the biggest threat to the welfare of Parkinson’s patients
  

November

• Head Injury Linked to Parkinson's
  
• To reduce drug errors, Parkinson's patients are educating hospitals
  
• Depression is biggest hurdle for Parkinson's patients
  
• Depression Takes a Toll on Parkinson's Patients
  
• Parkinson's sufferers often depressed, study finds
  
• Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Depression
  
• Hospitals can be a danger zone for people with Parkinson’s disease
  

October

• Bayfront Park walk to raise money for Parkinson's research
  
• GE Healthcare Launches Move2Answers.com to Help Answer Parkinson's Disease Patients' and Caregivers' Questions about Living with the Disease
  

September

• University of Florida Parkinson’s clinical practice again named Center of Excellence
  
• Collaboration leads to 'something special'
  
• Right at Home, Inc. Is a Moving Day Hope Partner
  

August

• Ryan Lochte, Florida’s Homegrown Hero
  
• Technology expands reach of special care
  

July

• NPF joins forces with Parkinson Association of the South
  

June

• A ‘moving day’ for those with Parkinson’s disease
  
• Kripalu Collaborates with the National Parkinson Foundation
  
• Father's Day extra special for Beckham, dad and grandpa
  

May

• Parkinson's Drug Errors Common in Small Study of Hospitalizations
  
• Parkinson’s treatments helping quality of life
  
• Rotigotine Patch Has Favorable Results in Parkinson's, Restless Legs
  

April

• Thousands to Participate in 18th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk in Support of Parkinson's Community
  
• Antidepressants Aid Depressed Parkinson's Patients
  

March

• With tai chi, seniors cope with Parkinson's
  

February

• New Blood Test for Parkinson's Studied
  

January

• Parkinson Treatment Shows Positive Results in Clinical Testing
  

November

• Common chemical linked to Parkinson's
  

October

• Mobile App Debuts to Help Doctors Treat Parkinson’s Patients
  

August

• Seeing Parkinson's Disease
  
• Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Parkinson's Symptoms Long-Term
  

June

• Parkinson's Disease May Boost Melanoma Risk: Study
  
• New Genetic Clues to Cause of Parkinson's
  
• DaTSCAN™ (Ioflupane I 123 Injection) Now Available to Help Physicians Assess Patients with Suspected Parkinsonian Syndromes
  
• 23andMe Identifies Two Novel Genetic Associations with Parkinson’s Disease and Finds A Substantial Genetic Component for The Disease
  
• Breaking News: Telemedicine for Parkinson's
  

April

• People With Signs of Parkinson’s Wait to See Doctor
  
• The Doctor Will See All of You Now? Group Doctor Visits May Be Feasible for Parkinson’s Disease
  

February

• Bellingham dance class helps people with Parkinson's, MS try to move more freely
  
• Trying Brain Pacemakers to Zap Psychiatric Disease
  

January

• New Research Focuses on Genetic Clues to Parkinson's Disease
  
• Local Artist Donates Artwork to the National Parkinson Foundation
  
• Biking Ability Can Help Diagnose Parkinson's
  

December

• In Memoriam: Gladys González-Ramos, Ph.D.
  

November

• Urban Exposure to Manganese, Copper May Raise Parkinson's Risks
  
• UF-developed device may reduce swallowing health risk in patients with Parkinson’s disease
  

October

• Researchers reach consensus on use of deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's
  

September

• Hope Through Harmony
  

August

• Parkinson's disease patients find benefits in martial arts exercise
  

July

• Stanford study identifies molecular mechanism triggering Parkinson's Disease
  
• Dance class helps Parkinson's patients use movement as a strategy
  
• Philanthropist had great devotion to Parkinson's research
  

June

• Parkinson's Transplant Mystery Solved, Researchers Say
  
• News in Context: DBS Works in Two Sites of Brain
  

May

• Are PD Treatments Associated With Compulsive Behaviors?
  
• Brian Grant Diagnosed at NPF Center of Excellence
  
• Doctors Find Parkinson's Affecting Younger Patients
  

April

• News in Context: DBS Trial Results
  
• Brain ‘Pacemaker' Beneficial for Parkinson's
  

March

• Young adults receive award for fighting Parkinson's
  
• U.S. Senate Designates April as Parkinson's Awareness Month
  
• Cycling Provides a Break for Some With Parkinson’s
  

February

• Simulation study may help Parkinson's patients retain driving skills
  

December

• Tool in Cystic Fibrosis Fight: A Registry