5/9/2026 - A press release from the Michael J. Fox Foundation has been added to “What’s new In PD”. The release discusses the renaming of the 15 year-old Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative to now Parkinson’s Precision Medicine Initiative, this reflects the shift toward biology-driven research.

5/9/2026 - A new section for Video Shorts Archive has been added. The home page will have 3 short videos on the left hand side. The ‘Short’ will cover various topics with new ones added fairly frequently. As new “Shorts” are added, the prior videos will be transferred to the Video Shorts Archive so they can be browsed through at anytime.

5/6/2026 - A link to a one-page information sheet about our group that can download and /or printed was added to the “About Us”.

5/6/2026 - A link to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s press release titled “New research brings personalized treatment for Parkinson’s disease a step closer” was added to “What’s new in PD”.

5/5/2026 - Links to most of the organizations that Cathy Waterman discussed at the monthly meeting have been added to “Local Resources”.

5/4/2026 - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY’s article title “Researchers uncover brain mechanism that may help slow Parkinson’s disease, curiously only in females” was added to “What’s new in PD”.

5/4/2026 - A condensed video of Catherine Waterman’s presentation, links to Catherine’s hand-outs, and a link to the book “Detours Through The Parkinsonian Brain” that Joan Emerson mentioned are updated to the “Meeting Archives” section.

5/2/2026 - An person and a zoom presentations regarding supporting loved ones with dementia at Southern Maine Agency on Aging by Dr. Sulak has been added to our May 7th calendar. Please go to “Meetings and Events” for more information.

5/2/2026 - A link to the US Department of Veterans Affairs regarding research related to an exciting new treatment being developed for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s was added to “What’s new in PD”.

4/30/2026 - A link to an article from Parkinson’s News Today by a care partner entitled ‘How I wish I had prepared for advanced Parkinson’s’ was added to the Care Partner section under “Resources by Topic”.

4/30/2026 - Links to two articles: ‘Avoiding Parkinson’s care partner burnout’ (Parkinson’s New Today) was added to the Care Partner section under “Resources by Topic” and ‘How to explain Parkinson’s to family and friends (Parkinson’s News Today) was added to “Newly Diagnosed”.

4/30/2026 - A link to another article regarding Gut microbes flagging Parkinson’s risks long before symptoms appear was added to “What’s new in PD”. This is by DDN and the article linked on 4/22/2026 was from the Times.

4/28/2026 - Links to two articles: Support concerns lead women with Parkinson’s to shun DBS (Parkinson’s News Today) and Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expand Global Research Initiative with $261 Million Investment Toward Personalized Treatments were added to the “What’s new in PD” section.

4/22/2026 - A link to an article from The Times titled, “Gut microbes may reveal Parkinson’s risk years before symptoms” was added to the “What’s new in PD” section.

4/22/2026 - A link to an article from Parkinson’s News Today titled, “Swithch to Vyalev stops troublesome dyskinesia in trial” was added to the “What’s new in PD” section.

4/18/2026 - An article from Medical News Today: “Water sources may affect Parkinson’s disease risk: What to know” was added to the “What’s New In PD” section.

4/17/2026 - From Surviving to Thriving (Summit 2026 is April 25, 2026) poster was added to the main page. Our group member, Andy Holmes, has recommended this program. Andy says, “Dr. Laleh is the Doctor who got me started on my ‘Eat to Defeat Parkinson’s’ journey and this Summit is filled with some very interesting providers that many people will find interesting and may help with some things they could be struggling with. I know it’s a short notice and takes a good part of a spring Saturday. The way I look at it is PD takes a lot of my time every day and gives very little back.” To register click: RESERVE MY SPOT. Click: Dynamic Natural Advantage to visit their site.

4/17/2026 -Two items were added to What’s New In PD segment: 1) a PDF regarding Microengineering of the capillary interface of midbrain dopaminergic neurons to study Parkinson’s disease vascular alterations and 2) a link to an article about the FDA’s Clearance of Cala klQ Plus wearable device to adjust hand tremors in Parkinson’s patients.

4/17/2026 -A Youtube Short Video about Parkinson’s and Pickleball was added to “1st RX is Exercise” section.

4/11/2026 - Information about the 7th World Parkinson’s Congress in Phoenix, Arizona was added to the “Meetings & Events” section.

4/10/2026 - Department of Health and Human Services announced Advisory Council created to develop a National Plan to End Parkinson’s was added to the April 2026 subsection of the “What’s New…” section.

4/9/2026 - Information about an invitation to a Parkinson’s Social and Game afternoon by Kennebunk’s Parkinson’s Support Group on Friday, May 1, 2026, was added to the “Meetings & Events” section. A Press Release regarding a homecare provider’s launch of a free Parkinson’s and Dementia Support Group “Angels Embrace” to reduce caregiver isolation was added to the April 2026 subsection of the “What’s New…” section.

4/8/2026 - An image of "Team - Exercise is Medicine” at the 2025 Parkinson’s Foundation Moving Day event and a video of Parkinson’s Awareness Month Proclamation by Mayor Liam P. LaFountain, City of Biddeford, Maine on April 7, 2026 were added to the “Gallery” section.

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