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Carly Simon reveals she's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

GMA (Good Morning America)
July 27, 2026

Carly Simon, 83, shared her Parkinson's diagnosis in a statement to ABC News on Monday, explaining that she has spent time learning to live with the progressive neurological disorder and deciding whether to discuss it publicly.

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6 Things That Can Make Dyskinesia Worse in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Everyday Health
July 17, 2026

Parkinson’s Foundation Chief Medical Officer, Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, FAAN, serves as medical reviewer for this article highlighting dyskinesia - involuntary movements that are usually a complication of levodopa, the most commonly prescribed Parkinson’s disease medication.

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Scientists Discover How Parkinson’s May Spread in Brain—and Way To Slow It

Newsweek
July 13, 2026

Scientists say they may have uncovered a key mechanism that allows Parkinson's disease to spread through the brain—and identified a potential way to slow the process. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggest that two proteins on the surface of nerve cells act as entry points for the toxic protein linked to Parkinson's disease.

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Deep Brain Stimulation Tied to Lower Mortality in Parkinson’s Disease

Medscape
July 9, 2026

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) was associated with reduced risks for mortality and institutionalization, and lower healthcare costs in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a study by the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida Health, showed.

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Parkinson’s advocates push for urgency as national plan begins

Parkinson's News Today
July 7, 2026

The first meeting of the National Parkinson’s Project Advisory Council, held on June 29, ended with a commitment to deliver a first report by summer 2027, while acknowledging that more clarity is needed on the federal funding required for Parkinson’s disease research and care. The meeting drew more than 160 public comments. The article mentions Parkinson's Foundation National Medical Advisor Michael S. Okun's appointment to the council, while Ken Chason, vice chair of the Parkinson’s Foundation People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council is quoted.

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New Deep Brain Stimulation Technology May Reduce Falls in Parkinson’s Disease

Black Doctor
July 7, 2026

A new type of brain implant can help improve walking among Parkinson’s disease patients by providing real-time stimulation in response to each stride, a new study says. The new deep brain stimulation tool can detect neural signals associated with each step and automatically adjust its electrical pulses within fractions of a second, researchers reported on June 15 in the journal Nature Medicine.

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