The PWR (Parkinsons Wellness Recovery) Project is a designed to develop and expand access to a national network of Parkinson Disease (PD) exercise experts and community-based centers that provide early intervention and continuous access to research-based exercise approaches that target the unique physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges for individuals living...
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MRI Can Detect Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Patients
An MRI scan that detects atrophy patterns in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients also can detect cognitive decline in Parkinson’s patients. Thirty patients with Parkinsonäó»s disease and 22 control subjects underwent 3-T magnetic resonance imaging. Compared with control subjects, patients with Parkinsonäó»s disease displayed significantly higher imaging resolution. These findings...
Caffeine Can Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
From McKnight’s -[embed_youtubebr />[embed_youtubediv id=”ctl00_ctl00_cphAllPageContent_cphMainContent_ucArticleView_articleBody” class=”articleBody”>[embed_youtubep>Caffeine helps us stay alert. Research suggests it also could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.[embed_youtube/p> [embed_youtubep>In a new collection of studies from around the world on the effects of caffeine on cognitive decline, a number of researchers present evidence of the drug’s...
The Healing Power of Music
Music therapy has been practiced for decades as a way to treat neurological conditions from Parkinson’s to Alzheimer’s to anxiety and depression. Now, advances reveal what’s actually happening in the brain as patients listen to music or play instruments. Music therapy can help restore the loss of expressive language in...