Kantor Neurology

05/10/2025

While many are focused on microplastics & nanoplastics, we again see the risk associated with pesticides (and other environmental toxins): Read JAMA Network Open https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833716 on proximity to golf courses and risk of by Brittany Krzyzanowski PhD; Aidan Mullan; Dorsey; Sai Shivani Chirag; Pierpaolo Turcano; Emanuele Camerucci; JAMES H. BOWER, MD; Rodolfo Savica
Barrow Neurological Institute Mayo Clinic University of Kansas Medical Center The University of Kansas

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Parkinson's Foundation

This case-control of older US adults examines risk of Parkinson Disease by proximity of residence to a golf course.

04/02/2025

: April is Awareness Month. This year Parkinson's Foundation launched videos with — what do you think? Do you prefer http://parkinson.org/awareness or real-person (example https://youtu.be/k75EByvMkgQ?si=mMN4vtvPs2QzHqZx https://www.facebook.com/WeHealthNews) for your educational needs? The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

WeHealth interviews Daniel Kantor, MD, FAAN (VP of Clinical Research & Development at Gateway Institute for Brain Research) on questions sent in by the Parki...

11/28/2024

In Memoriam: Professor Giancarlo Comi - 12/15/1947 - 11/26/2024

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of a global giant in the field of MS. Professor Giancarlo Comi was born not far from Milan, Italy where he attended university, medical school and served in many many leadership, organizational and academic roles. He was a passionate visionary force in the field of MS who enjoyed life to the fullest. He was lecturing at conferences until his last days; the world of MS will miss him greatly.

On a personal note, he was always very supportive of the videos we filmed at conferences and was a leader who was hopeful about a future with even better MS control.

Dr. Daniel Kantor speaks with Professor Giancario Comi, Director and Chairmen of Neurology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University about the changing strategi...

11/22/2024

Read WebMD article Top 5 Ways to Tell Memory Lapses From Dementia written by Rachel Ellis and reviewed by Dr Daniel Kantor

There are key ways to tell if your memory issues are typical ones everyone has sometimes or signs of dementia.

10/19/2024

: Session on Emerging Tools Enabling Clinical Development chaired by Mark Frasier The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - highlighted publicly-available biomarker pipeline: https://zenodo.org/communities/mjff/records?q=&l=list&p=1&s=10&sort=newest

10/18/2024

: on brain-penetrant small molecule GT-02287 is well tolerated in healthy volunteers (nausea) — shows GCase target engagement. Read https://www.neurologylive.com/view/understanding-therapeutic-potential-gt-02287-gba-parkinson-disease