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Coverage from the

International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS) 2022

September 15 - 18, 2022; Madrid, Spain + Virtual

September 15 - 18, 2022 Madrid, Spain + Virtual

MDS 2022 Medical Cannabis Safe for Huntington's, Parkinson's Disease? Medical cannabis does not exacerbate disease or neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with movement disorders, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.
MDedge News, September 23, 2022
MDS 2022 Sport Climbing Tied to Improved Posture in Parkinson's Disease Stretching and reaching during sport climbing can strengthen muscles and lead to improved posture in patients with Parkinson's disease, results from a randomized controlled trial suggest.
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2022

Conference News

MDS 2022 High Prevalence of COVID-Related Hospitalization, Mortality in PD
Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022
MDS 2022 Trans-auricular VNS 'Very Clever' for Parkinson's Disease
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
MDS 2022 Resistance Training Tied to Improvements in Parkinson's Symptoms
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
MDS 2022 Medical Cannabis Safe for Huntington's, Parkinson's Disease?
MDedge News, September 23, 2022

MDS 2022 Telehealth Effective in Managing Patients With Movement Disorders
MDedge News, September 23, 2022
MDS 2022 Sport Climbing Tied to Improved Posture in Parkinson's Disease
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2022
MDS 2022 Vitamin B12 Protective Against Parkinson's Disease?
Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2022
MDS 2022 A History of Head Trauma May Predict Parkinson Progression
Medscape Medical News, September 19, 2022

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Perspectives

Wellness as Therapy for Parkinson's Disease: The Multidisciplinary Approac
Kathrin LaFaver, MD; Indu Subramanian, MD
Will Parkinson's Disease Therapy Move Past Carbidopa-Levodopa?
Kathrin LaFaver, MD; Indu Subramanian, MD

Popular News From MDS 2021

Surge in New-Onset Tics in Adults Tied to COVID-19 Stress There has been a surge of new-onset tics in patients with no prior history of these disorders that researchers believe is tied to the psychological stress generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 21, 2021
Apple Devices Identify Early Parkinson's Disease Smartwatch motion sensors, cognitive tasks, and motor exams can differentiate between patients with early, untreated Parkinson's disease and healthy controls, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 24, 2021
Novel Drug Effective for Tremor, but With Significant Side Effects The novel drug SAGE-324, in development for the treatment of essential tremor, reduces upper-limb tremor compared with placebo. However, tolerability may limit its usefulness, new research suggests.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 27, 2021

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