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Thawing Freezing Gait with a Painted Staircase Illusion

Natalie Wilcox

Apr 5, 20213 min read

Thawing Freezing Gait with a Painted Staircase Illusion

Mileha Soneji was a product designer in the Netherlands when her uncle was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. As a product designer she...

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Summary of “The impact of COVID-19...on people with Parkinson’s disease..." by Feeney et al. (2021)

Geneviève Nolet

Mar 22, 20213 min read

Summary of “The impact of COVID-19...on people with Parkinson’s disease..." by Feeney et al. (2021)

Recommendations for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) include increased physical activity and socialization in order to help manage...

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The Science of Music: Why Music Therapy Works for Parkinson’s Disease

Natara Ng

Mar 8, 20214 min read

The Science of Music: Why Music Therapy Works for Parkinson’s Disease

Music is a creative force that has long been harnessed by the medical world for its positive effects on our health. Parkinson’s disease...

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Cameron Allan

Feb 22, 20213 min read

Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

To understand gene therapy, it is important to first understand what a gene is and how it works. Genes are small portions of DNA which...

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Future of Parkinson’s Diagnosis Based on Eye Movement Behaviours

Julie Z.

Feb 8, 20213 min read

Future of Parkinson’s Diagnosis Based on Eye Movement Behaviours

Imagine a world where people can go into healthcare clinics, watch some video clips, and subsequently receive a diagnosis for...

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Summary of: metabolic engineering of tomato fruit enriched in L-DOPA, paper by Breitel et al. (2020)

Kaylee Punter

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Summary of: metabolic engineering of tomato fruit enriched in L-DOPA, paper by Breitel et al. (2020)

Part of learning about Parkinson's disease is keeping up with new research articles. Here we'll be summarizing and breaking down a paper...

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Emotional and Support Mechanisms for Parkinson’s Disease Caregivers

Abigail Erwin

Jan 11, 20212 min read

Emotional and Support Mechanisms for Parkinson’s Disease Caregivers

Caregivers of those with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) can range from family members to hired help and it can be a challenging job. Luckily,...

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Geneviève Nolet

Dec 14, 20202 min read

Resting Tremors in Parkinson’s Disease

Involuntary rhythmic movements of one of many body parts, known as tremors, are motor symptoms that manifest in over three quarters of...

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Aggregation of Alpha-synuclein and its role in Parkinson’s Disease

Jiabei Wang

Nov 30, 20202 min read

Aggregation of Alpha-synuclein and its role in Parkinson’s Disease

There are many factors that lead to the onset of Parkinson’s disease. Many of you may have heard of the genetic factors such mutations in...

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A Short Take: The Difference between PD and MS

Jane Y.

Nov 16, 20201 min read

A Short Take: The Difference between PD and MS

While Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are both neurodegenerative disorders (i.e. entail cell death in some parts of...

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Managing Parkinson’s Disease Through Diet and Nutrition

Abigail Erwin

Nov 2, 20203 min read

Managing Parkinson’s Disease Through Diet and Nutrition

Medications are commonly used to help treat Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and the different symptoms experienced from the disease, but there...

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The Benefits of Home Exercises on Motor Performance in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Cameron Allan

Oct 19, 20203 min read

The Benefits of Home Exercises on Motor Performance in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

People who have Parkinson’s disease can develop functional activity disorders which can directly relate to a loss of certain reflexes. In...

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Kaylee Punter

Oct 5, 20203 min read

Mitochondria and its role in PD

Mitochondria have been linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD) for a few decades now… but what are mitochondria? And what do they have to do...

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Kaylee Punter

May 18, 20202 min read

Summer Care for Parkinson's

Summer can be a lot of fun when you do it right! That being said, what are some things to think about before enjoying the sunshine? The...

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