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Faces Wanted: One Man’s Mission to Drive Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease

“I have a hope that this foundation has a short life. We exist to help fund and find a cure. To do that we need to generate and raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease and its impact to the public. Awareness in turn will aid in generation of funding. Funding for a cure and funding for […]

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More Than Meets the Eye: Non-motor Symptoms in Young-onset Parkinson’s Disease

Most people think of Parkinson’s disease (PD) as a condition of aging, and most of the time they’re right. Looking at the population as a whole, about 1-2% of people over the age of 65 have PD, and it’s usually a condition that is most severe in patients in their 70’s and 80’s. However, about

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PatientsLikeMe at the Young-Onset Parkinson’s Network Conference

PatientsLikeMe was a proud sponsor of the National Parkinson’s Foundation Young-Onset Parkinson’s Network (YOPN) Conference in Atlanta, GA last week. The event, coordinated by and for people living with Young-Onset Parkinson Disease (YOPD), was a huge success. Paul Wicks and I (Maureen Oakes) enjoyed working at the booth, meeting many of our current members and

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