The Best Health and Home Innovations From CES 2020

During CES 2020 in Las Vegas in January, more than 4,400 companies debuted some 20,000 tech products, everything from 8K TVs to foldable laptop computers to plant-based pork from the people who brought you the Impossible Burger. (Clearly, the show has … Continue reading

This Boxing Training Helps People With Parkinson’s Fight Back

Classic rock blasted on the sound system at Element Gym in St. Paul, Minn., as a coach yelled “jab, jab, cross, hook!” About 20 boxers responded, punching the heavy bags in front of them. Some hit the bags squarely and with force; others worked a lot h… Continue reading

How Essential Tremor Is Diagnosed and Treated

Robert Chance has lived with an essential tremor in his left hand since he was 6. He managed to help out on his family’s Minnesota farm, although he did have trouble flying kites. After college, Chance turned his love of flying into a stint as a Navy p… Continue reading

How Telemedicine Helps Rural Residents with Parkinson’s

Randy Cutler, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 14 years ago, has never seen a movement-disorder specialist in person. But he has been treated by one for the past three years, thanks to a telemedicine program that connects him with a Parkinson’s disea… Continue reading

Christina Soriano: The Impact of Improvisational Dance on Parkinson’s

Christina Soriano, associate professor of dance and director of the dance program at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., as well as associate provost of the arts for the school, is a 2018 Influencer in Aging and the founder of IMPROVment ®, … Continue reading