Capoeira, a form of martial art disguised as dance, is now being used in Brazil to help patients with Parkinson's disease. The patients say the specific movements of this once-outlawed exercise are improving their physical health.

Dance to Move offers free classes for people with Parkinson's and their caregivers. The dance classes help with mobility, balance, strength and the well-being of participants.

A new Parkinson’s therapy called adaptive deep brain stimulation could revolutionize treatment for the disease, which afflicts one in 400 Canadians. CBC’s Christine Birak follows one patient's journey with ADBS, and explains how it could...

This week’s Made in New Jersey spotlights the boxing program, made possible by the Light of Day Foundation, which is providing a sense of community and improved symptoms for participants.

Over 90,000 people are diagnosed annually with disease. It impacts the nerve cells in the brain and causes tremors and other symptoms.

Dancing with Parkinson's is a Toronto-based non-profit offering free classes across Canada. In late 2024, it launched a weekly class in Regina.

Two years ago, Sharon Chakkalackal of Toronto, Ont., was given a diagnosis she never expected — young-onset Parkinson’s disease. The nervous system condition is often associated with older people, but Parkinson Canada says five to 10 per...

Presenter: Professor Tom Oxley, Founding Chief Executive Officer, Synchron

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder that affects movement. He revealed this on Tuesday during his testimony in Congress about his potential misuse of taxpayer money.

The neurological disorder affects millions of people, causing imbalance, walking problems, tremors and a host of other symptoms.

At the biotech Arvinas in New Haven researchers are working to develop an entirely new class of medicines that will target diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimers.

Wai Law says he started running for Parkinson research after the father of a close running partner died of the disease in 2017.

After a neurologist specializing in Parkinson's disease made repeated visits to the White House, President Biden's physician provided an explanation for those visits. (Scripps News)

President Joe Biden unequivocally committed to staying in the 2024 election Monday as he tried to stem doubts from his own party about his fitness for office and ability to defeat former President Donald Trump. (Scripps News)

The White House pushed back on continued concerns over President Biden's health Monday, following a report that a Parkinson's specialist had made repeated visits to the White House. (Scripps News)

The hosts of The Movers and Shakers podcast mark World Parkinson's Day by handing in their 'Parky Charter' petition to Downing Street, asking for more support for people with the condition.



The group of six, including Jeremy...

Traditionally, doctors diagnosed Parkinson’s first by symptoms: freezing when walking, stiffness and tremors.

Muhammad Ali at the 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

The Roots at the 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

The Roots at the 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

PERFORMANCE: The Roots, Michael J. Fox and Buring Spear at the 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

PERFORMANCE: The Roots and Buring Spear at the 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

INTERVIEW: Elvis Costello talking about Parkinson's in his family and supporting Michael. at the 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's' Benefit at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

VOICED: Terminally ill children with brain cancers are being treated with a new 'micro-catheter' that injects drugs directly into the brain - a method originally used to treat Parkinson's disease. Shows child brain cancer patient...