“Will I be able to drive?” Of all the questions my uncle Brandon could’ve asked after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, that was one of the first. If you knew Uncle Brandon, though, it probably wouldn’t have surprised you. This was not a man interested in becoming anybody’s passenger…

People with Parkinson’s disease who carry mutations in the GBA1 gene tend to have higher levels of inflammation-promoting gut bacteria and fewer protective microbes than patients without the mutation, according to a new study. While the overall diversity of gut bacteria remained similar between both groups, researchers uncovered key…

Dating and Parkinson’s sounds a bit like an oxymoron, right? Yet there I was, at 45, trying to do exactly that. Forget that my life was already complicated by the fact that I was not only single, but an only parent of two young girls, each navigating their own challenges…

Navigating life with Parkinson’s disease comes with many perils and pitfalls. For me, the most prominent challenge is the disconnect between my brain and my body. The world becomes a much scarier place when my medication wears off. I become powerless, stuck in a paralyzed body, albeit only…

Digestive problems in Parkinson’s disease may be explained by the reduced activity of a specific type of nerve cells, called cholinergic neurons, in a particular brain region that helps regulate unconscious body functions, including digestion, a new study using a mouse model suggests. The scientists say diminished activity of…