What is Parkinson’s
What is Parkinson’s Disease?

This section will help you understand the basics of Parkinson’s disease, how it affects the brain, its symptoms and ongoing research.
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Living with Parkinson’s
Living with Parkinson’s Disease

Once you are diagnosed with PD, your focus should be on improving your symptoms and maintaining an active and positive lifestyle. This section covers ways to manage symptoms like engaging in regular exercise, eating healthy, exploring medication and treatment options, and assembling your health care team.

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Resources & Events
Parkinson’s Resource Library

Browse our extensive library of Parkinson’s resources. Watch webinars, download our latest publications, and read articles — all filterable by the topic you would like to learn more about.

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Research
Research

We are committed to scientific research and have been a funding partner in many major Parkinson’s disease scientific breakthroughs, investing more than $62 million in research since 1961. Read about what we fund and explore opportunities for funding.
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Ways to Give
Ways to Give

We invite you to partner with APDA to provide much needed support that can help improve the quality of life for the 1,000,000+ individuals living with Parkinson’s disease in the US.

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Smart Patients

Smart Patients: A Parkinson’s Disease Online Community

In partnership with the American Parkinson Disease Association

Helping people with Parkinson’s and their care partners connect with each other is the reason we’ve partnered with Smart Patients to create a new online discussion forum for people with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones. Members in this online forum share help, advice, and information about treatments, symptoms, and side effects.

Smart Patients provides the opportunity to further a dialogue that nurtures the PD community, provides socialization, education, and critical access to information – and allows APDA support and connect more people across the country.

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You can join the online forum for free to share, interact, and learn from each other in a safe, supportive environment. When you’re ready, we invite you to join the Smart Patients Parkinson’s Disease online community.

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