MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson’s disease

Stay up to date on novel, clinically-relevant research findings in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

Stay up to date on novel, clinically-relevant research findings in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.


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MDS Podcast The impact of COVID-19 on scientific research activities​

In this interview, Prof. Brit Mollenhauer provides insight into how researchers have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article

MDS Podcast Randomized controlled trial of exercise on objective and subjective sleep in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Amy Amara, the first author of the article awarded as «2020 Research Article from Movement Disorders» on the effects of exercise on sleep in...

MDS Podcast Value of invivosynuclein deposits in Parkinson’s disease – Asystematic review and metaanalysis

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Kazuto Tsukita, the first author of the article awarded as «2020 Review Article from Movement Disorders» on the advances of in-vivo alpha-synuclein detection as...

MDS Podcast Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson, beyond motor improvement: Social and occupational outcomes

In this interview, Prof. Günther Deuschl highlights the main results of the EARLYSTIM project, focusing on non-motor outcomes, and especially on the effects of DBS on Social and Occupational...

MDS Podcast Interview with Dr. Jon Stoessl on Preprints in the COVID-Era

Preprint articles of scientific results have been thrust into the spotlight due to the desire for rapid results pertaining to COVID-19. Here, we dive into the trend with Movement...

MDS Podcast Late-stage Parkinsonism: Do we know enough?

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Anette Schrag about the recently published article on late-stage parkinsonism and related neuropsychiatric complications. Why is it important? And are we doing enough to...

MDS Podcast Interview with the president on the MDS activities during the COVID crisis

In this interview the president of the MDS, Prof. Claudia Trenkwalder shares the main changes and strategies that the MDS is implementing to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, including...

MDS Podcast Practicing medicine in time of pandemic and future of Movement Disorders medical practice

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Roy Alcalay on the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the clinical activity and how it is changing the way we see...

MDS Podcast How to manage Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, and is there a link between COVID and PD?

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Angelo Antonini on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders patients and how to manage them. And also,...