Arts and Medicine research – my only wish is that they would look into the possibility of physical changes in the brains of people involved, and not just on co-creating knowledge:
Next:
Dance therapy demonstrates a highly appropriate choice of intervention to stimulate plasticity processes, improve age-related deterioration, and thus contribute to successful aging. Health care professionals involved in the care of elderly individuals should whenever possible consider the feasibility of associating dance therapy as a stimulating and therapeutic activity.
Dance therapy in aging: A systematic review
“There were 2,334 studies, out of which 6 were chosen.” This review limited itself to dance as therapy for healthy aging adults, and excluded those studies that looked at Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s people. Again, I would hope that future studies look at changes in brain activity and structure, as well as observable differences in movement, etc.
Next, an open access article reviewing genetic risks involving Parkinson’s: “This study provides evidence that alleles associated with Parkinson disease risk, in particular GBA variants, also contribute to the heterogeneity of multiple motor and nonmotor aspects. Accounting for genetic variability will be a useful factor in understanding disease course and in minimizing heterogeneity in clinical trials.”
Genetic risk of Parkinson disease and progression: An analysis of 13 longitudinal cohorts
(Will have to read it in order to see what it says, and compare it with my genome files to see what it means for me).
bob's brain: living well with a movement disorder and other comorbidities 