Council Bluffs event features speakers on Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s diseases

Peterson Health hosts ‘Parkinson’s Palooza’

Last week, Peterson Health invited the community to attend their “Parkinson’s Palooza” event for a plethora of local resources and to raise awareness of the neurodegenerative disorder. The event was thrown in celebration of Peterson’s Parkinson’s Support Group’s tenth anniversary.

Council Bluffs event features speakers on Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s diseases

The Alzheimer's Association Iowa Chapter is offering a free morning educational session about understanding Alzheimer's, dementia and Parkinson's education from Dr. Anna Fisher with the caregiver in mind.

Study: Common Sleeping Pill Could Help Lesson Impact Of Alzheimer's Disease

ST. LOUIS – There’s still so much we don’t know about Alzheimer’s disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one that researchers are exploring aggressively. In a study, scientists found that using sleeping pills to get some shut-eye could reduce the build-up of toxic clumps of proteins in fluid that washes the brain clean every night. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis found people who took suvorexant, a…

Free event - Parkinson’s UK

Find out more about Parkinson’s and the support available to people living with this long-term condition at our free online event on Friday 9 May, 1pm-2pm. Plus find out how you can help those with Parkinson’s who you may come across in daily life. Delivered by Parkinson’s UK‘s Area Development Manager, Kirsty McDowell, and a local volunteer who lives with Parkinson’s, we will share personal experiences of Parkinson’s alongside information about…