Posts Tagged ‘Parkinson’s disease’
What to Look for When Visiting your Aging Parents
An article by the Mayo Clinic Staff gives insights on what to look for as warning signs of possible health problems when visiting aging parents. In many cases this may also be a single aging parent who has lost a spouse due to death or divorce. Taking Care of Themselves The main thing you want…
Read MoreLong-term Care and Skilled Nursing
National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2019 Next week from May 12-18, 2019 Royal Suites Healthcare and Rehabilitation will be participating in the National Skilled Nursing care Week (NSNCW). The NSNCW 2019 theme, “Live Soulfully,” will celebrate skilled nursing facilities, their residents and staff and will showcase how they gain happy minds and healthy souls. Established…
Read MoreWalking as the Music Plays Reduces the Number of Falls for People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
Unintentional Falls by People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) One of the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), besides tremor, is an unusual kind of shuffling walk called the Parkinsonian Gait. Another symptom of Parkinson’s may be stiffness and rigidity of muscles. In this case a person afflicted with Parkinson’s disease can suddenly, without any warning, go…
Read MoreGroup Singing Improves Motor Function and Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease
Therapeutic group singing was shown to improve mood and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) according to a report in Science Daily. Results of this research were presented by Elizabeth Stegemöller, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University at the conference of the Society for Neuroscience 2018. Stegemöller leads a…
Read MoreType of Vitamin B3 Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) Worsens Parkinson’s
In June 21, 2018, we posted a blog article about research that showed that a type of Vitamin B3 called nicotinamide riboside (NR) could possibly help prevent motor decline in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The studies were carried out on fish and Drosophila fly models and the researchers wrote that further research was necessary to…
Read MoreOctober is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month
Second most Common Dementia after Alzheimer’s According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. LBD affects more than a million people in the United States. Lewy bodies are named for Dr. Friederich Lewy, a German neurologist who discovered the abnormal…
Read MoreA Drug that Treats Liver Cirrhosis may also be able to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease
A drug ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) that is used to treat primary cirrhosis in liver disease may also be able to treat Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. The results were published by researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK, August 29, 2018, in the Journal of Molecular Biology. Previous Research Suggested UDCA Improved Function…
Read MoreGenetic Mutation found for Lou Gehrig’s Disease
A genetic mutation has been discovered by researchers who carried out the largest study ever on 125,000 samples for amyloid lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The researchers were led by Bryan Traynor of the intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and John Landers of the University of…
Read MoreSleep may Have an Anti-oxidant Effect on the Brain and Body
Oxidative Stress Risk Factor for Neurodegenerative and Chronic Diseases Anti-oxidants found in foods and medicinal herbs have been linked to preventing diseases. Oxidation is a chemical process that leads to the production of free radicals which cause oxidative stress. For instance, LDL cholesterol is not at all dangerous until it is oxidized and then it…
Read MoreMotor Decline in Parkinson’s Disease may be Prevented by a Form of Vitamin B3
Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease and to date no real cure has been found. According to the Parkinson’s Organization, about a million Americans have Parkinson’s disease and there are about 60,000 new cases every year. Parkinson’s causes tremors, a loss of coordination and balance, rigidity in…
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