Most patients gained an attitude change and were able to increase their physical activity. For someone in a wheelchair with Parkinson's, adding to their activity level is a major accomplishment.
Quotes about parkinsons (16 Quotes)
Leo, sadly, has Parkinson's, but he used to cook all sorts of dazzling things.
In Wisconsin, We're at the forefront of research that might one day bring cures for diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimers, and we must seize its great potential.
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, brain and spinal cord disorders, diabetes, cancer, at least 58 diseases could potentially be cured through stem cell research, diseases that touch every family in America and in the world.
He had Parkinson's disease for about, I'd say diagnosed for about 11 of the last years of his life. And treatment was not as good as it is now, of course. We're still going along and he died in '85 and he was 77.
In a prime-time address, President Bush said he backed limited federal funding for stem cell research. That's right, the President said, this is a quote, the research could help cure brain diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and whatever it is I have.
I dream of a future in which stem cell therapies are used to treat such diseases as diabetes, Parkinson's disease, or heart attack. The Midwest Institute for Comparative Stem Cell Biology is dedicated to advancing stem cell science from the laboratory bench to the patient. The formation of the stem cell institute is the result of a year of hard work. It is a joy to celebrate this first milestone. There are many more stepping stones yet to cross to realize this dream,
In addition to relieving patient suffering, research is needed to help reduce the enormous economic and social burdens posed by chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
Using adult stem cells drawn from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood system cells, scientists have discovered new treatments for scores of diseases and conditions such as Parkinson's disease, juvenile diabetes, and spinal cord injuries.
You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I wanted to kill him.
Unproductive worry like Parkinson's proverbial law tends to expand to fill the time available.
We have common enemies today. It's called childhood poverty. It's called cancer. It's called AIDS. It's called Parkinson's. It's called Muscular Dystrophy.
He's doing well. He wasn't feeling well back a few weeks ago. Doctors advised him to take some time off. ... Obviously, Parkinson's is a condition that does affect him. He wasn't feeling well, he sought his doctor's advice on it, they advised him to take some time off.
Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson's.
Nobody would choose to have a disease visited upon them. Still, Parkinson's forced me to make a fundamental life decision adopt a siege mentality - or embark upon a life journey.
To reduce this issue to an abortion issue is a horrible injustice to 100 million Americans suffering the ravages of diabetes, spinal cord paralysis, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, cancer, MS multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease and other fatal, debilitating diseases,