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3 Organizations That Use Facebook Private Groups For Advocacy
Connectivity (CQ Roll Call) | August 28, 2015
This article features PAN Deputy CEO Hayley Carpenter.
In 2010 Facebook rolled out the ability for users to create private groups where they can share information and updates with a select audience of friends and followers. More.
Parkinson’s Advocates Host Greenville SC Golf Tournament on Tiger Game-Free Day
FoxCarolina.com | August 24, 2015
This article features South Carolina Assistant State Director Kerstin Yeager.
The Par4Parkinson’s SC Golf Tournament Committee is still actively seeking players, sponsors, and donors for their Tournament, the proceeds to benefit The Parkinson’s Action Network. More.
Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Wrote About the Brain’s Quirks, Dies at 82
New York Times | August 30, 2015
Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and acclaimed author who explored some of the brain’s strangest pathways in best-selling case histories like “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” using his patients’ disorders as starting points for eloquent meditations on consciousness and the human condition, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. More.
Parkinson’s Treatment Showing Incredible Results [Video]
NBCWashington.com | September 2, 2015
An experimental treatment for Parkinson’s disease is showing incredible results and could help restore the quality of life for millions of people, doctors say. More.
Acadia, Under New CEO, Seeks Approval for Parkinson’s Drug
Xconomy.com | September 3, 2015
San Diego’s Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD) said today it has submitted its lead drug candidate for FDA approval. More.
Study Identifies Another Way Urate May Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease|
MedicalXpress.com | September 1, 2015
A study from members of the research team investigating whether increasing blood levels of the antioxidant urate can slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease has found that the neuroprotective effects of urate extend beyond its own antioxidant properties. More.
Rare Brain Disease Is Caused by Cousin of Mad Cow Agent, Study Finds
NBC News | August 31, 2015
A rare, incurable brain disorder that resembles Parkinson’s disease is caused by a misfolded brain protein called a prion, similar to the prions that cause mad cow disease, researchers reported on Monday. More.
Magnetic Stimulation Helps Parkinson’s Disease Patients Walk
UPI | August 31, 2015
Magnetic stimulation can help people with Parkinson’s disease who experience freezing of gait, an inability to move forward while walking, to regain that and other motor skills, according to a small study in Korea. More.