#News: #Study finds #pesticide šŸ§ ā˜ ļø #chlorpyrifos exposure DOUBLES risk of #Parkinsons disease. It's still used on strawberries, apples, wheat in the #USA. Why is it still legal? šŸš«šŸ #BanPesticides #ParkinsonsAwareness #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/chlorpyrifos-pesticides-parkinsons-disease/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month.
10 million people. 90,000 new diagnoses a year.
No cure yet.
But research is moving forward. Awareness is growing.
And every voice helps push this further.
#Parkinsons #ParkinsonsAwareness #HealthTok #Neurology
🧠 Japanese šŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ pharma company #Sumitomo has received approval to mass-manufacture a pioneering #StemCells treatment that regenerates dopamine-producing brain cells. Early trials showed over half of #Parkinsons participants showing signs of recovery with no adverse effects. 🌟

Japan grants conditional appro...
Japan grants conditional approval to Amchepry for Parkinson’s

Japan granted conditional approval to Amchepry, a stem cell-derived therapy for Parkinson’s disease, based on early clinical trial results

Parkinson's News Today

šŸ”¬ Speranza nella lotta al Parkinson: scoperta una "valvola" nelle cellule che potrebbe cambiare il corso della malattia. #Parkinsons #MedicalBreakthrough

šŸ”— https://www.tomshw.it/scienze/parkinson-scoperta-una-valvola-nelle-cellule-2026-03-27

Parkinson, scoperta una "valvola" nelle cellule

I lisosomi regolano il pH cellulare grazie al canale ionico TMEM175: uno studio svela il suo ruolo nella prevenzione del Parkinson.

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Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients

Once a week, patients in an Argentine hospital with Parkinson’s disease use the movements of tango to help address issues of balance, stiffness and coordination.

The New York Times

I'm re-watching Shrinking seasons one and two after the end of season three and they're surprisingly re-watchable and fun :)

#tv #harrisonford #blackactors #parkinsons #LGBTQ #comedy

Good idea: convert plastic into parkinsons meds

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/plastic-bottles-transformed-parkinsons-drug-b2939376.html

Plastic bottles have been transformed into a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease using bacteria, a study has shown.

It is the first time a natural, biological process has been used to turn plastic waste, which would otherwise end up in landfill, into a drug for a neurological disease to help improve people’s lives.

Full study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-026-01785-z

#parkinsons, #bacteria, #plasticwaste

How plastic bottles have been transformed into a life-changing drug

Around 166,000 people live with Parkinson's in the UK and most patients are prescribed L-DOPA, which is made using fossil fuels

The Independent

Waste Plastic Turned into Parkinson’s Drug Thanks to Helpful Bacteria

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/waste-plastic-turned-into-parkinsons-drug/

🚫 Un comune pesticida raddoppia il rischio di Parkinson! Proteggi la tua salute, scegli cibi biologici! #Parkinsons #BiologicoƉMigliore

šŸ”— https://www.tomshw.it/scienze/pesticida-comune-raddoppia-il-rischio-di-parkinson-2026-03-17

Un pesticida comune raddoppia il rischio di Parkinson

Dati epidemiologici e test in laboratorio indicano un’associazione forte tra esposizione prolungata e malattia neurodegenerativa.

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