Ask the Doctor

Dr. Terry Ellis, Assistant Professor at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Director of...see more the Center for Neurorehabilitation, Advisor for the APDA Massachusetts Chapter. Q. What is the best kind of exercise for Parkinson’s? A. There are several types of exercise that are important for people with Parkinson’s disease. Aerobic […]

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New Information & Referral Centers Support PD Communities Nationwide

New Information & Referral Centers Support PD Communities Nationwide APDA is thrilled to announce the opening of three new...see more Information & Referral (I&R) Centers across the country! In San Francisco, CA; Vernon, CT, and Chicago, IL, we are expanding the reach of our vital services to people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their care partners. […]

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SPOTLIGHT ON RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL

APDA funds eight Centers for Advanced Research across the country, which facilitate investigations into the causes, treatments, and ultimately,...see more a cure for PD. One of these centers is located at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, where APDA funding supports research in: The role of TG2 in the pathologic aggregation of […]

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Ask the Doctor

Q&A with Marie Hélène Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCP (C) Dr. Marie Hélène Saint-Hilaire, Medical Director of the APDA Information &...see more Referral Center and Center of Advanced Research Boston University, APDA Scientific Advisory Board member Q. I take 150 mg of Sinemet three times a day. In spite of all my exercising, I am beginning to fall […]

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APDA HOSTS WEEKEND OF EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION

(R-L) APDA President & CEO Leslie A. Chambers moderates panel discussion about current PD research featuring Beate Ritz, MD,...see more PhD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Echo Tan, MD, Cedars-Sinai, and Natalie Diaz, MD, Harbor – UCLA Medical Center. APDA hosted it’s first-ever Parkinson’s Educational West Coast Forum in October. For two days, attendees […]

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PRESS PROGRAM EXPANDS ACROSS THE U.S.

APDA’s new Parkinson’s Roadmap for Education and Support Services (PRESS™) is an eight week, in-person support series that has...see more expanded to more than 20 sites across the country. This support program features tailored content to address the psychosocial needs of those who have been diagnosed within the last five years. PRESS support groups are facilitated […]

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INTRODUCING DR. BRIAN L. HARPER: MEMBER OF APDA’S NEW DIVERSITY STRATEGY COMMITTEE

The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is proud to welcome Dr. Brian L. Harper to the newly formed Diversity...see more Strategy Committee, which will expand on APDA’s educational materials, methods and delivery mechanisms to reach underserved audiences. As the Medical Director of the APDA Information & Referral Center at the New York Institute of Technology in […]

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