This is the first post in a series walking through the emotions of Parkinson’s disease — one at a time, honestly, from the heart. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, a long-time care partner, or somewhere in between, I hope something here lands for you. Mom’s left pinky started to wiggle on its own. The rest of…
For years, you’ve been told the same thing: Parkinson’s can’t be cured. We can only help your symptoms. But this May, three new studies showed something different. Not just helping with the disease you already have. Actually finding it earlier. Treating it better. And moving closer to fixing what’s been damaged. In this month’s update,…
April brought progress on three fronts that could help reshape the future of Parkinson’s care: earlier risk detection, more accurate diagnosis, and advancing cell-replacement therapy into the real world. In this month’s update, we’re breaking down three of the most important developments from April—what they are, why they matter, and what they could mean for…
For years, Parkinson’s has been defined by what’s lost—but this month, science is beginning to show what might be restored. From replacing brain cells to tracking symptoms in real time, these breakthroughs signal a future that looks very different from the past. 1. Japan Just Approved the World’s First Stem Cell Treatment for Parkinson’s On…
From dopamine cell therapy to drugs targeting toxic proteins, here are three developments shaping the future of Parkinson’s treatment. 1. Doctors Are Testing Whether Brand-New Brain Cells Can Fix Parkinson’s A new trial at Keck Medicine is testing something remarkable: implanting lab-grown dopamine cells directly into the brain to replace the ones Parkinson’s destroys. What…