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Parkinson's Disease
by UCTV
University of California experts explore the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for this movement disorder.
Episodes
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Let's Jam: Improv with Robert Cochrane
Our series of artists and educators connecting arts and humanities to medicine continues with UNLV Ph.D. candidate Robert Cochrane's talk on how improv can help Parkinson's patients. Series: "Let's Jam: The Arts in Medicine" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37988]
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4D Biology and Cell Dynamics: Paving the Way for Personalized Medicine - Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatments
Discover how experts in cell biology are partnering with a pioneer in imaging technology to develop a personalized approach to treating Parkinson’s disease. Series: "Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatment " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37040]
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Creating New Neurons: The Potential to Reverse Parkinson’s Disease - Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatments
Hear directly from the team that developed the groundbreaking ability to make new, healthy neurons that can replace those lost in Parkinson’s disease and their vision to turn their discovery into a life-changing therapy. Series: "Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatment "...
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Care Beyond the Clinic: Community Support Programs - Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatments
Learn how social workers and a patient advocate are partnering to develop a suite of free support programs and services for Parkinson's disease patients and their care partners in San Diego. Series: "Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatment " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID:...
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Unlocking LRRK2: A New Drug Target - Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatments
Hear how a team of interdisciplinary experts solved the structure of LRRK2, a gene found to be mutated in Parkinson’s disease, and how their discovery is guiding the way for new targeted therapeutics. Series: "Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatment " [Health and Medicine]...
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Wearable Technology: Transforming Symptom Management - Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease Treatments
Irene Litvan, MD Joseph Wang, MD explain how experts are collaborating across disciplines to adapt wearable technology to automate medication management, offering a greater quality of life for individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Series: "Innovations Shaping the Future of Parkinson's Disease...
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Reversing a Model of Parkinson's Disease with In Situ Converted Nigral Neurons - Breaking News in Stem Cells August
Xiang Dong Fu, PhD shares the findings of his paper published in the June 24, 2020 issue of Nature. By investigating a strategy to directly convert astrocytes to dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra, the research shows a potentially powerful and clinically feasible approach to…
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A Closer Look at...Parkinson's Disease
Irene Litvan, MD; Don Cleveland, PhD; and David Higgins, PhD, discuss the next generation of treatments for Parkinson's Disease and offer a patient's perspective in this conversation on the cutting edge stem cell research. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36076]
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Research Updates on Parkinsonian Disorders - Research on Aging
Irene Litvan, MD, FAAN, FANA, Director of UC San Diego’s Movement Disorder Program, discusses the latest advances in detection and treatment of Parkinsonian Disorders including examples of her fascinating work in PSP and Parkinson’s disease. She will also provide practical advice for reducing the...
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Crowdsourcing Science Parkinson's and Stem Cells - Exploring Ethics
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects more than a million people in the US. Jeanne Loring, professor and the founding director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, discusses current research and potential future therapies for PD. In 2012, a partnership...
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Parkinson's and Cognition with Vincent Filoteo - On Our Mind
While Parkinson’s disease is widely known as a motion disorder, it affects other areas of the brain including cognition. Bill Mobley welcomes Vincent Filoteo in a discussion of his efforts to understand these effects both as early signs of the disease and to devise treatments to ameliorate these...
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Parkinson’s Disease: Environmental Factors and Epidemiology - On Our Mind
Bill Mobley welcomes epidemiologist Harvey Checkoway in a fascinating discussion about exploring and revealing environmental factors contributing to Parkinson’s Disease and other motion disorders. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30530]
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Alzheimer’s Disease FTD and Parkinson’s Disease
With our aging population the incidence of brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease are predicted to reach epidemic proportions. Look at AD and other neurodegenerative disorders. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30142]
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Parkinson’s Disease: New Developments and Therapies - On Our Mind
Approximately 1 million Americans currently live with Parkinson’s disease. Irene Litvan, MD joins our host William Mobley, MD, PhD to discuss the latest advances in PD research. Learn about the progression of the disease, early warning signs, and promising new therapies currently in development....
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) - On Our Mind
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a condition that affects the brain with symptoms that worsen over time. Irene Litvan, MD joins William Mobley, MD, PhD to talk about the signs and symptoms of PSP, disease progression, genetic issues, as well as potential treatments on the horizon. Series:...
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Parkinson’s Disease: Latest From the Experts (Chinese Subtitled Version)
Subtitled in Chinese: Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological disease that manifests in many different ways often making it difficult to recognize. What new information do we have regarding the early symptoms of this disease, how it is diagnosed, and the latest treatment options? To…
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Lessons Learned in the Electric Brain
Michael Okun, MD discusses the processes and prospects for deep brain stimulation (DBS). Learn why we apply electricity to the brain, how DBS works, and how we can use DBS to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 27925]
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Parkinson’s Disease: A Dose of Hope
What is it like to live with Parkinson’s, a degenerative neurological disease? Where do you turn for the latest treatment options delivered with compassionate care? To help answer these questions, people with Parkinson’s share their heartfelt stories of what it is like to live with this disease....
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