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Capital District Parkinson's Support Group
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Oct 23, 2020
WE ARE CREATING A NEW VIRTUAL CARE PARTNERS SUPPORT GROUP
Hello, Might you or someone you know be interested in joining a Parkinson’s care partners virtual support group? Over the past few...
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Oct 6, 2020
Finding the right doctor for PD
A movement disorder specialist isn't something that is board certified.The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society provides...
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Oct 6, 2020
PD and adult children
Adult children and PD Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a family affair: everyone in your family is affected. As a parent of a young child or...
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Sep 26, 2020
PD SELF PechaKutcha
What is PechaKutcha? Inspired by the desire to "talk less, show more," PechaKucha (Japanese for chit-chat) is a storytelling format where...
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Sep 24, 2020
Anxiety and Depression in PD
From Parkinson.org https://www.parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Symptoms/Non-Movement-Symptoms/Anxiety Like people with other...
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Sep 13, 2020
Dr. Michael Scher : March 19, 1946 ~ September 11, 2020
Dr. Michael Lee Scher, 74, died at home in Slingerlands, N.Y., on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The cause was Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body...
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Sep 8, 2020
Open Letter to Acadia Pharmaceuticals
This is a re-post of a letter that was lost in our website redesign. Although this TV advertisment is no longer on, I am posting this...
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Jul 18, 2020
Be prepared for a hospital stay
Part of the mission of the Parkinson’s Foundation is to help people with Parkinson’s disease live better lives, and that includes staying...
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Jul 15, 2020
Research Opportunity
My name is Trang Luu, and I’m a master’s student in mechanical engineering at MIT. Currently, I am researching movement disorders and was...
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Jun 29, 2020
One-Time Treatment Generates New Neurons, Eliminates Parkinson’s Disease in Mice
Inhibiting or deleting just a single gene, the gene that encodes PTB, transforms several types of mouse cells directly into neurons. More...
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Jun 26, 2020
Take a hike
The past five months we had to change how we interact with others. We’ve had to work out online, gather over Zoom, and give up the...
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Jun 18, 2020
Tiny, Magnetically Powered Implant May Be Future of Deep Brain Stimulation
A miniature, wireless, and magnetically powered neural stimulator may be the future of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease,...
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Jun 3, 2020
July 19, 2020 Picnic CANCELLED
The town of Colonie Parks and Recreation has cancelled all pavilion reservations for the summer. Our summer picnic that was scheduled for...
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May 27, 2020
Molecular Pair Offers Potential For Parkinson’s Treatment, Finds NTU Singapore-Harvard Study
A promising molecular pair has offered hope that could lead to the development of a new treatment to slow down Parkinson’s disease, a...
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May 22, 2020
Dance Through Parkinson's with Rachelle 01:30 PM every Tues and Thurs on ZOOM
Register in advance for this class: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZMkceypqjIvjxJuFWFrY0okTlnrKecOCw Rachelle makes this class...
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May 21, 2020
New resources for older adults
Our https://www.cdparkinsons.org/trusted-organizations page now has some new links. Thank you Judy from http://seniorcaregiveralliance.or...
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May 20, 2020
Our meeting room at Beverwyck is closed until further notice. We are having on-line meetings.
MEETING ROOM CLOSED
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May 8, 2020
May 14, 2020 @ 7 ZOOM Meeting with Lynda Shrager
Capital District Parkinson's Support Group May 14th meeting Speaker: Lynda Shrager
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