Tag: Parkinson’s Disease
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World Parkinson Conference – WPC 2026 Phoenix
The 7th World Parkinson Congress, also known as the WPC 2026, is returning to North America after ten years and will take place in Phoenix, Arizona. We invite members of the Parkinson’s community to save the date and to plan to join us at one of the most uplifting fully inclusive international Parkinson’s conferences. The…
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Healing in harmony
For people living with Parkinson’s disease, music is medicine. As founder of the NAU-based choir Mountain Tremors since 2016, Fé Murray has 10 years of proof. “People with Parkinson’s may experience pain or periods where movement feels ‘stuck’ or difficult to initiate,” Murray said. “With music, that discomfort may become less noticeable.” Created a decade ago to support northern Arizonans with…
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Barrow Neuro Analytics Center Doubles Footprint to Support Growing Neurological Research Programs
Barrow Neurological Institute has expanded its Barrow Neuro Analytics Center, nearly doubling its dedicated research space to more than 18,000 square feet and bringing additional research programs into one location. The expansion of the Center adds 8,317 square feet to the existing 10,099 square-foot facility and is located at Park Central in the Phoenix Medical Quarter. “This expansion is…
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Health Talks — Movement, Balance and Safety: Falls in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease
Join us for an engaging webinar featuring leading health experts as they explore the critical connection between Parkinson’s disease and falls in older adults. This session will examine common gait and balance deficits in people with Parkinson’s disease, how these challenges increase fall risk and affect quality of life, and the clinical strategies most often…
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Ambient TCE Exposure Suggests Link to Parkinson’s Disease Risk Nationwide
(PHOENIX – Oct. 1, 2025) – A pioneering study by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center suggests a potential link between ambient trichloroethylene (TCE) and Parkinson’s disease nationwide. The study, published October 1 in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, also found a potentially greater risk of Parkinson’s disease in…
