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Udall Center Calls for Parkinson’s Research Proposals
The U-M Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research is requesting proposals for its annual Pilot Grant Program. Proposals are due on Friday, March 31 and faculty from all schools and colleges at U-M are eligible to apply. The central themes of the Udall Center are the role of cholinergic signaling in gait and[…]
Kelvin L. Chou, MD elected to the Executive Committee of the Parkinson Study Group
Kelvin L. Chou, MD, Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan, Co-Director of the Surgical Therapies Improving Movement (STIM) Program, Medical Director of the Neurology Clinical Trials Organization (NeCTO), and Director of the Education and Outreach Core of the University of Michigan Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research, was elected in November, 2016 to the Executive Committee for the Parkinson Study Group (PSG).
New Parkinson’s Disease e-Learning Module: Improving Hospital Stays for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Learning Module
This learning module is educating inpatient RNs, LPNs, pharmacists, house officers, and hospitalists about the specific and unique needs of the hospitalized PD patient.
NINDS – Researchers find a gap in the brain’s firewall against Parkinson’s disease
NIH-funded mouse study identifies a key player in the progression of the disorder.
NINDS – Researchers examine how Parkinson’s disease alters brain activity over time
Tracking neural changes could help researchers test therapies that slow disease progression.
Neurology Today – Falls Occur Often and Early in Parkinson’s Disease
More than 40 percent of patients with early Parkinson’s disease reported falling, and a history of falls was a predictor of future falls, according to the results of a study reported here June 22 at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders.
Everyday activity more beneficial than occasional strenuous exercise for Parkinson’s disease
New University of Michigan research finds people with Parkinson’s disease may want to consider attempting to do the dishes, fold the laundry and take strolls around the neighborhood in their quest to control their symptoms.
Brains in the balance: $11.5M grant fuels U-M Parkinson’s disease research center to aid patients
NIH grant creates University of Michigan Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research focused on developing a treatment to prevent falls.
Parkinson's strikes 30% more men than women
70% of patients with Parkinson’s disease fall each year
40% of those with Parkinson disease never see a neurologist, BUT those who do see a neurologist for care have better outcomes
60% of the dopamine system is lost before the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease appear