Moderate- or high-intensity exercise can help with Parkinson’s disease symptoms like fatigue, a recent study shows. Philip Millar, PhD, lead author of the research and an associate professor of human ...

Boston University (BU) today announced it has been awarded a $2 million research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for ...

A SUNY Cortland research team is continuing its innovative work to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease through hard exercise lasting less than a minute. The progressive motor disease ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese researchers said regular exercise can help delay the onset and progression of Parkinson’s ...

For patients with Parkinson's disease, changes in their ability to walk can be dramatic. “Parkinson’s gait,” as it is often called, can include changes in step length and asymmetry between legs. This ...

Exercise continues to prove beneficial in managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Some research has shown that consistent exercise — at least 2.5 h/wk — can slow symptom progression and improve ...

According to recent data from medical records, Nebraska and Kansas have the highest rates of Parkinson’s disease diagnoses.

For most of his 81 years, Frank Vivona, of St. James, considered himself a full-blown couch potato. “I didn’t exercise and, in fact, I never liked exercise,” said the retired schoolteacher. But after ...

In the early 2000s, a revolution began in Parkinson’s Disease. Animal studies showed for the first time that exercise wasn’t just beneficial — it was medicine. It could prevent, slow, and reverse PD ...

Long before it had a name, signs of Parkinson’s disease appeared in ancient medical texts. These historical accounts described individuals who experienced tremors and difficulty moving, although it ...

A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson's disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white. "We're always asking ...

For patients with Parkinson's disease, changes in their ability to walk can be dramatic. "Parkinson's gait," as it is often called, can include changes in step length and asymmetry between legs. This ...