What does a positive αSyn-SAA mean?

✅It supports a Parkinson's diagnosis.

✅It does not indicate disease mechanisms, severity, progression rate, biological subtypes, or treatment response.

Important article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Fascinating work from Laurie Mischley, ND PhD MPH. Thank you for all that you continue to do for the #parkinsons community. I was particularly drawn to the following sections:

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What a huge contrast between their bravery & the lack of courage in the field to admit that the reason there are no therapies might be that our favorite theories are not good enough. Many would rather peddle false hope than confront the possibility of being wrong.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/h...

Below is a video of me doing some split belt training in front of a screen this past Tuesday. I found it to be a novel and fun environment to do some dual task exercises. There is definitely something to having to think about each step while doing some basic skills that helps...

My Final Visit With A Wizard + The Adventures of Tokkiri

Dedicated to Dr. Alexandra Boogers

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Excited to introduce to everyone the Thriving Brain & Development Project (TBD)!!!

The brainchild of the wonderful Tyaisha Dillon who I got to know through Brian Pepin (you were right we definitely click).

www.thetbdprojectinc.org

The 2025 enrollment period for the Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson's with GBA's fellowship program has begun! Super excited to start getting applications, click below for more details.

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A beautiful arrangement of a classical Egyptian song
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A few details on joining the Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson's with GBA and some info on what my role will be...

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This looks awesome, exactly what the Parkinson's community needs, thank you Detroit Tigers's legend kirk gibson for spearheading the development of this wellness center. Next time I'm in the Detroit area definitely will come take a look.

www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...

Mandatory listening: A fascinating & wonderful 'Stimulating Brains' podcast episode from @andreashorn.org interviewing Mark McAuley & Susan Boehnke on patient-led #Parkinsons research, patient-centered care & neuroscience education
stimulatingbrains.org/63-mark-mcau...

I asked meta.ai to Draw a funny greeting card that depicts a snowman with Parkinson's disease that says: "Hope this wintery weather isn't wreaking too much havoc on your symptoms."

This was the best I got, oh well. Season's greetings y'all ;)

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What an incredible episode of Stimulating Brains from Prof. @andreashorn.org with guests Prof. Susan Boehnke and astronomy CEO Mark McAuley. They covered a lot of important ground from Mark's Parkinson's diagnosis to the challenges he faced getting DBS to..

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Did you know that Intro to BN has 13 method videos? Let's start with the deep brain stimulation video by @benjaminstecher.bsky.social and Gina Lupino. This may be one of the most surprising parts of this resource. Watch to find out why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu2k... #neuroscience #openneuroscience

First post on BlueSky seems apropos for a big announcement. I have joined the Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson's with GBA as their new Associate Director! One of my roles will be helping identify the next round of fellows to join the program. Details to come, follow me for more info...