December 31, 2014

Standing in confidence and pride for all that PRO has accomplished in 2014, we look toward the New Year armed with strength, optimism and...

November 30, 2014

The concept of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in our bodies is very elusive to most of us. Whether we are healthy or afflicted by...

November 30, 2014

As the month of December is upon us, many of us get caught up with end of year planning. There are various techniques individuals...

November 30, 2014

The findings of Fernandez Noda in his investigation of transitory decreased brain blood flow is something that everyone with Parkinson’s should read and be...

October 31, 2014

A person doesn’t have to have Parkinson’s to become depressed. From a survey taken in 2005 it indicated that about 6.7 percent of U.S....

October 31, 2014

Making history, the PARKINSON’S ROAD TO THE CURE continues ….. LRRK2 and the Parkinson’s Connection. Parkinson’s disease is a gradually progressing disorder of the nervous...

October 31, 2014

It does not happen too often, but there are times when the jaw joints are just really out of place and/or damaged beyond their...

October 31, 2014

Abe Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising...

October 31, 2014

In the story RED MARBLES, one of the morals is: We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds. As 2014 comes to...

September 30, 2014

FIRST CLINICAL DATA OF THERAPEUTIC PARKINSON’S VACCINE ENCOURAGES CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT NEW YORK & VIENNA, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire Many of the attendees in our support groups this past month asked...

September 30, 2014

You start to notice little things when you visit your parents…the kitchen hasn’t been cleaned for days, you aren’t sure if they are taking their...

September 30, 2014

Caring for persons with complex chronic illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease can have a lot of impact on informal caregivers such as family and...

September 30, 2014

Sundowning is basically a group of symptoms that may come with or without a disease. By itself, it is not a disease; however, it...

September 30, 2014

Rose Kennedy said “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” At the Bay City Rodders’ BELMONT CAR SHOW on September 7th, several...

September 30, 2014

The opportunity to share, to learn and to reach out to others desperately seeking support and information is what our Parkinson’s Support Groups are...