Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDiet can help in those who already have Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Once someone receives a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, there are things they can do themselves that are likely to be beneficial. Johns Hopkins neu…
11 months ago
You can lower your risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
The majority of cases of Parkinson’s disease aren’t related to genetics, research shows, while some environmental exposures increase your risk to dev…
11 months ago
Environmental exposures are linked to Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Specific pesticides as well as other chemicals increase one’s risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, research shows. Liana Rosenthal, a neurologist…
11 months ago
Where in the world are Parkinson’s disease cases most common? Elizabeth Tracey reports
More and more people around the world are being affected by Parkinson’s disease, a common condition often showing up first as a movement disorder. Li…
11 months ago
How big a role does genetics play in the development of Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
The aberrant protein alpha synuclein is known to be involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease, but how and why this abnormal form develops r…
11 months ago
How do abnormal proteins get into the brain in Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Abundant evidence points to a protein called alpha synuclein in causing the range of symptoms seen in Parkinson’s disease, with the condition progres…
11 months ago
What exactly is happening in the brain of someone with Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
By the time someone with Parkinson’s disease, or PD, has hand tremors, the process of developing the condition is well underway in parts of their bra…
11 months ago
More and more people worldwide are developing Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Just a few decades ago data from the Global Burden of Disease study reported about half a million people with Parkinson’s disease, with its character…
11 months ago
Parkinson’s disease is a very common movement disorder, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Parkinson’s disease is common, and becoming even more so, recent data indicate. Liana Rosenthal, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins, says most people rec…
11 months ago
What does ‘knee replacement’ really mean? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Weight loss, NSAIDs, physical therapy, you’ve done it all and your knees are even more painful. Stefan Coombs, an orthopedic surgeon at Johns Hopkins…
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