Changes in walking, balance and mobility are common and bothersome symptoms of Parkinson’s. They may look different from person to person — and even within the same person, depending on time and situation.

Listen to audio from this month’s MJFF Parkinson’s Webinar to hear experts discuss why Parkinson’s can affect walking and explore practical strategies that may help you move more confidently. They also dig a little deeper into freezing of gait, including what can trigger it, what to do if a freeze happens and how the latest research could improve care in the future.

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Today Parkinson’s treatments are largely focused on helping manage symptoms, but researchers are working towards something more: treatments that address a wider range of symptoms and ultimately slow or stop disease progression. Getting there will likely take many different approaches, reflecting the many ways Parkinson’s can affect people.

In this episode of the MJFF Parkinson’s Podcast, part of its award-winning Parkinson’s Science POV series, host Maggie Kuhl, vice president of patient engagement at MJFF, leads a conversation with MJFF Chief Scientific Officers Brian Fiske, PhD and Mark Frasier, PhD, about how researchers are building a more diverse pipeline of potential treatments. They discuss how learning more about Parkinson’s are opening doors to new approaches, and the importance of centering what really matters for people living with the disease.

Maggie also speaks with Shalini Padmanabhan, PhD, MJFF’s head of translational research, about the Foundation’s Targets to Therapies program and how MJFF is helping discoveries move closer to new treatments.

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Researchers are studying the link between sense of smell and brain health. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a scratch-and-sniff test. It’s free, mailed to your home and takes just 15 minutes to complete. mysmelltest.org/getstarted

A Parkinson’s diagnosis can raise big questions in a family: Was there a genetic link that contributed to developing the disease? How should other family members think about their risk? Should people get genetic testing?

In audio from this month’s MJFF Parkinson’s Webinar, our panel of experts discusses what genetics can tell us about Parkinson’s risk, what to consider around genetic testing, and how studying genetics is helping researchers develop better treatments for everyone living with the disease.

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Whether you have Parkinson’s or not, you can help move research forward. Join the study that’s changing everything at michaeljfox.org/podcast-ppmi.

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Researchers are studying the link between sense of smell and brain health. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a scratch-and-sniff test. It’s free, mailed to your home and takes just 15 minutes to complete. mysmelltest.org/getstarted