September 30, 2014
THERAPEUTIC PARKINSON’S VACCINE
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
HOW MUCH DOES AN IN HOME CAREGIVER COST?
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
WHAT IS SUNDOWNING, WHAT CAUSES IT AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT THE CAREGIVER?
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
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OCTOBER 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...
September 22, 2014
Thank you ALL for a MAGICAL Birthday!
WHAT AN AMAZING EVENT! All I can say is WOW! Thank all of you so much for being a part of Jo's special day! Whether...
September 1, 2014
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2014
Human stem cells, also known as pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), are cells with unlimited potential for self-renewal and pluripotent differentiation. The stem cells come...
August 31, 2014
MUSIC MENDS MINDS
MusicMendsMinds, Inc. is a new intergenerational senior and student music therapy project in the Los Angeles area that helps improve the health of seniors...
August 31, 2014
GOOD-BYE AND THANK YOU, ROBIN WILLIAMS
All of us at PRO extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Robin Williams as they say good-bye to a gentleman who was...
August 31, 2014
POLLS SHOW HIGHER STRESS IN CARING FOR SPOUSE
So you’ve promised “in sickness and in health," but whose health? One new poll shows that being the caregiver to an ill spouse carries...
August 31, 2014
CHECK OUT TMJ DISORDERS BEFORE BEGINNING PARKINSON’S TREATMENTS
It is important that before you begin treatment related to Parkinson’s disease, you take a look at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). In many of...
August 31, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT SEPTEMBER 2014
There are many who suffer in silence, unable or unwilling to reach out to those who are eager and able to lend a hand,...
August 22, 2014
Webinar: Jo Rosen Interviewed by Author and PWP, Richard London
In a recent webinar/interview, Jo Rosen speaks about Parkinsons Disease today and how the Parkinsons Resource Organization offers help, support and resources for the...
July 31, 2014
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE AUGUST 2014
One of the main reasons why there are no diagnostics and curative therapies for neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the inability...
July 31, 2014
MUSIC THERAPY, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND MYTHS ABOUT GRIEF & MOURNING
Because music is non-threatening, enjoyable and enhances brain function, people of diverse ages, backgrounds and abilities can gain therapeutic benefits through music therapy. Music...
July 31, 2014
TELL SOMEONE
How do you tell someone you promised till death do us part, That you feel strongly and straight from the heart, They will be carrying more...