/PRNewswire/ The Parkinson s Foundation today announced an additional $10 million investment in research, care and education programs to make life better.
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Pioneering neural recordings in patients with Parkinson s disease by UC San Francisco scientists lays the groundwork for personalized brain stimulation to treat Parkinson s and other neurological disorders.
In a study published May 3rd in
Nature Biotechnology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers implanted novel neurostimulation devices that monitor brain activity for many months, with and without deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. Pairing the brain recordings with wearable monitors of movement, they identified patterns of brain activity corresponding to specific movement abnormalities associated with Parkinson s. Their research provides the first evidence, during normal activities of daily living, for a long-held hypothesis that Parkinson s symptoms are related to erratic brain wave patterns, and demonstrate how DBS restores order to patient brain waves.
Richards, Donald E., Sr.
Death: Monday, April 26, 2021 at the age of 76
On, Monday, April 26. 2021, Donald E. Richards, Sr. Loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away peacefully at the age of 76.
Don was born on June 3, 1944 in Indian Head, Maryland. After graduation from high school, he began his career in the automotive industry, starting as a parts clerk at Wilson Powell Lincoln Mercury. His strong work ethic and ability to sell, quickly gained the attention of Wilson Powell, owner of the dealership. Wilson promoted Don to Parts Manager of the dealership. Don ran an award winning parts department receiving local and national recognition and awards from the Ford Motor Company.
Dr. William A. Watkinson, II, age 79, longtime resident of Newport passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021 at the Village House Rehab Center in Newport. He was the loving husband of Janet (Hoffman) Watkinson for the last 52 years.
Bill was born on March 23, 1942 in Indianapolis, IN to the late William Watkinson and Vona (Cox) Watkinson. After several years in Indiana, his parents moved to Newport and purchased the longtime family home at 372 Broadway where his father established a Chiropractic practice. After graduating from the Tilton School in New Hampshire, Bill continued his studies at Florida Southern College where he earned his bachelor’s degree. After serving his country from 1964-1966 as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he continued his education at the Lincoln Chiropractic College in Indianapolis. It was during this time that he met his wife Janet, and they married in December 1968.
New Insights Into Parkinson s Hallucinations
By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) Parkinson s disease is widely seen as a movement disorder, but it can cause an array of symptoms, including hallucinations. Now a new study has shed light on what is happening in the brain during those disturbances.
The study focused on Parkinson s patients who have so-called presence hallucinations a false feeling that another person is nearby.
Researchers found that they were able to induce the hallucinations in a group of Parkinson s patients using a fairly simple robot ghost test which involved a robotic arm that touched the patient s back.