Dr. John-Paul Taylor presented at  The 5th Annual Carl Rinne Lewy Body Dementia Initiative Lecture in conjunction with Neurology Grand Rounds virtually on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.The title of his presentation was: “Diamonds are forever: an overview of the UK Diamond-Lewy study”. Dr. John-Paul Taylor MD MRCPsych PhD is Professor of Translational Dementia Research and Honorary Consultant at Newcastle University[…]

Virtual Parkinson Exercise Classes offered by our partners in the fight against Parkinson’s! Classes are every Monday 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ANDWednesday and Friday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm You can actively participate in the class via ZOOM or you can call in and listen to the class. Join on Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/ 97678764265Meeting ID: 976 7876[…]

The Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation is hosting several fundraising walks in the coming months. Please visit their website to register, donate or learn more about getting involved. “I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s” Metro Detroit Walk Event Virtual and Live Registration open now! Saturday, September 26, 2020 Registration opens at 9:00 amOpening Ceremony at 10:15 amWalk[…]

The Parkinson’s Disease & You Symposium, which started in 2009, is an all-day annual event that attracts people from throughout Michigan and Ohio, regardless of where they receive care. The 2019 Symposium which took place on October 4, 1019, provided up-to-date information given by leaders in the field and a chance to connect with other[…]

Congratulations to University of Michigan’s Udall researchers whose article, Model-based and Model-free Machine Learning Techniques for Diagnostic Prediction and Classification of Clinical Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease, received 2,663 article views in 2018, placing it as one of the top 100 read neuroscience papers for Scientific Reports in 2018. Scientific Reports published more than 1, 627 neuroscience papers in 2018, and so a position in the top 100 most[…]

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Biomedical Science Research Building 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI The keynote speaker for the 5th Annual Udall Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research Symposium was Bernard Balleine, Ph.D. Dr. Balleine is the Head of the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory; School of Psychology at the University of New South[…]

August 8, 9, 2019   Aplex Events Complex 701 Woodward Ave, Alpena, MI 49707 This 5-session series was provided by the Michigan Parkinson Foundation. The series provided information and discussion on all aspects of living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This program intended for the newly diagnosed as well as patients and families dealing with PD for several[…]

By Jane E. Brody Feb. 25, 2019 Every day, I scan the obituaries to see why or how people die. You might call it morbid fascination, but I attribute it to the combined influence of my age (77) and my profession (health reporting). Obituaries give me ideas for Personal Health columns like this one that might[…]

Thirteen researchers at the University of Michigan were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. In 2018, 416 members were awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. In 2017, seven[…]

Dr. Roger Albin, Co-Director University of Michigan Udall Center, spoke on Dementia Types and Trajectory at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System’s CME Program: Dementia: What Now?  Interventions for the Patient and Caregiver After the Diagnosis.  The program took place on September 27, 2018  at the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  This conference’s audience was physicians,[…]