Come Meet Us https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/default.asp Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:28:51 GMT Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:21:39 GMT Copyright © 2016 World Parkinson Coalition The WPC Announces 3 Recipients Of Its First WPC Award https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=305549 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=305549 Julie Carter, Tom Isaacs & David Leventhal are honored by the World Parkinson Coalition for their contribution to the Parkinson's community. Read press release here. 

]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:21:39 GMT Why brain neurons in Parkinson's disease stop benefiting from levodopa https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=301140 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=301140 WPC 2016 Speaker Dr. David Standaert & his team of researchers at The University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered an essential mechanism of long-term memory for L-DOPA-induced-dyskinesia: widespread reorganization of DNA methylation. This may be a therapeutic target to prevent or reverse dyskinesia.
Read full article: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/uoaa-wbn072816.php

]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:27:43 GMT Scientists identify neurochemical signal likely missing in Parkinson's using imaging techniques https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=298886 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=298886 Two Northwestern University neuroscientists have identified the neurochemical signal likely missing in Parkinson’s disease by being the first to discover two distinctly different kinds of neurons that deliver dopamine to an important brain region responsible for both movement and learning/reward behavior. 

 

Read full article: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2016/07/scientists-identify-neurochemical-signal-likely-missing-in-parkinsons.html

]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:23:53 GMT Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Parkinson's, Lewy Body Pathology https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=298283 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=298283 Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Parkinson's, Lewy Body Pathology

 

Read full article: http://www.neurologyadvisor.com/traumatic-brain-injury/traumatic-brain-injury-linked-to-parkinsons-lewy-body-pathology/article/508592/

]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:14:44 GMT WPC 2016 Travel Grant notifications will be sent out TOMORROW, June 14th https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=293568 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=293568 Dear Travel Grant Applicants:


Please note that due to an extremely high number of outstanding submissions, we are taking much longer to review grant applications than we intended. Due to this, we are delaying our announcements in order to give adequate attention to these amazing applications. We will email all applicants on Tuesday, June 14 with our final decision. 


Thank you for your patience and understanding. 


Kind regards,

Eli Pollard,

Executive Director

]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2016 13:10:18 GMT Metabolite of multiple sclerosis drug could be safe, effective therapy for Parkinson's disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=293156 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=293156 The metabolite of a drug that is helping patients battle multiple sclerosis appears to significantly slow the onset of Parkinson's disease, researchers say.

 

Read full article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608120614.htm

]]> Thu, 9 Jun 2016 13:45:19 GMT New gene shown to cause Parkinson's disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=292957 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=292957 Scientists have discovered a new cause of Parkinson's disease -- mutations in a gene called TMEM230. This appears to be the third gene definitively linked to confirmed cases of the common movement disorder.

Read full article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160606115903.htm

]]> Wed, 8 Jun 2016 13:27:33 GMT Did head trauma give Muhammad Ali Parkinson's disease? https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=292534 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=292534 WPC 2016 Program Chair, Dr. Marie-Francoise Chesselet comments on head trauma and Parkinson's in article on Muhammad Ali. 

 

Read full article: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/head-trauma-muhammad-ali-parkinson-disease-160605063724682.html

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 14:14:30 GMT U.S. Approves First Drug for Psychosis Linked to Parkinson's https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=287501 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=287501 Acadia Pharmaceuticals’s drug for psychosis linked to Parkinson’s disease was approved in the United States on Friday, becoming the first treatment for the condition to get a nod in the country. Read full article here. 

]]> Tue, 3 May 2016 13:34:00 GMT Placebo Effect or Not, Acupuncture Improves Fatigue in Parkinson's https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=283372 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=283372 Acupuncture may help relieve the debilitating fatigue associated with Parkinson's disease, though the beneficial effect may be all in a patient's head. Click here to read full article. 

]]> Thu, 7 Apr 2016 15:25:51 GMT Parky, a 6-foot-tall raccoon, fosters Parkinson awareness https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=280391 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=280391 Franklin High in Portland, Oregon teens create mascot for the upcoming 4th World Parkinson Congress. Read the full story by The Portland Tribune: http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/298182-174856-parky-a-6-foot-tall-raccoon-fosters-parkinson-awareness

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:22:57 GMT Future brain therapies for Parkinson's possible with stem cell bioengineering innovation https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=280390 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=280390 Scientists at Rutgers and Stanford universities have created a new technology that could someday help treat Parkinson’s disease and other devastating brain-related conditions that affect millions of people.

 

Read full article here: http://news.rutgers.edu/news/future-brain-therapies-parkinsons-possible-stem-cell-bioengineering-innovation/20160317#.VuwN68ckfQB

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:16:58 GMT Parky the Raccoon statue made by Portland high school students https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=273549 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=273549 Click here to watch the feature story about Carrie Berning and her Cosplay Club who made a 6ft tall statue of Parky the Raccoon for the upcoming 4th World Parkinson Congress: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/franklin-hs-teacher-makes-statue-for-parkinsons-disease-awareness/33484925

]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2016 17:34:02 GMT Adjusting Parkinson's Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=272678 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=272678 James Levine, music director of the The Metropolitan Opera since 1976, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease was amazed to find that a simple adjustment to his medication helped prolong his tenure at the Met.

 
Read full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/arts/music/adjusting-medication-may-prolong-levines-tenure-at-the-met.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2016 13:56:50 GMT Scientists identify potential 'guardian' against neurodegeneration https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=271551 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=271551 Click here to read full article: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/vari-sip012616.php?platform=hootsuite

]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:04:37 GMT Dementia Drug May Lower Risk of Falls Among Parkinson's Patients https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=269275 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=269275 Click here to read full article: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2016-01-12/dementia-drug-may-lower-risk-of-falls-among-parkinsons-patients]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:32:45 GMT Anticholinergics Have No Effect on Cognition in Parkinson's https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=268565 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=268565 New study results from #WPCwebcast Moderator Dr. David Burn find that Anticholinergics Have No Effect on Cognition in Parkinson's: http://ow.ly/WNzdx 

Watch the FREE archived version Session V of the #WPCwebcast on Cognitive Challenges & Parkinson's here: http://bit.ly/1jeuQTZ]]> Fri, 8 Jan 2016 14:34:07 GMT Hepatitis C May Increase Risk of Parkinson's Disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=267361 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=267361 Read full article: http://www.neurologyadvisor.com/movement-disorders/hepatitis-c-risk-factor-parkinsons-disease/article/461622/

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:50:01 GMT Pesticide-Contaminated Milk May Contribute to Parkinson's Disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=265850 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=265850 Read full article: http://www.neurologyadvisor.com/movement-disorders/parkinsons-disease-risk-dairy-milk-pesticide-contamination/article/459377/

]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:41:14 GMT Troubling Link between Parkinson's & Smoking https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=265848 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=265848 Read full article: http://www.neurologyadvisor.com/parkinsons-disease-smoking-nicotine-tobacco-use-neuroprotective/article/458995/

]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:38:43 GMT Pineapple Pesticide Linked to Parkinson's Disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=265065 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=265065 Read full article: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pineapple-pesticide-linked-parkinsons-disease-n477346

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:08:29 GMT Abstract Submission for the WPC 2016 is now open! https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=264430 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=264430 Submit your Scientific or Living with Parkinson's abstract for the 4th World Parkinson Congress. Click here for more details. 

]]> Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:13:38 GMT Depression May Be a Symptom of Parkinson's Disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=264138 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=264138 Read full article: http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/depression-may-be-a-symptom-of-parkinsons-disease

]]> Thu, 3 Dec 2015 19:58:51 GMT A key ingredient in aspirin blocks cell death from Parkinson's disease https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=262588 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=262588 Read more: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/303315.php]]> Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:24:59 GMT WPC 2016 Committee Member Michael Okun to lead UF Neurology Dept. https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=259774 https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/news/news.asp?id=259774 WPC 2013 Speaker, WPC 2016 Program Committee member & National Parkinson Foundation's Medical Director Michael Okun will lead University of Florida's Neurology Department. http://ow.ly/Uq5zg

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