Can a skin test diagnose Parkinson’s Disease?

Living with Parkinson’s Your Fantastic Mind

Premiered April 28, 2025
Living with Parkinson’s

The very latest in Parkinson’s research including a skin test to diagnose the disease and a probiotic that could eliminate the need multiple daily doses. Plus, a new study that is examining freezing of gait and if light and sound therapy can help with the common symptom. We also profile a woman who took up ping pong after her Parkinson’s. She’s headed to the national table tennis championships.

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Your Fantastic Mind

Every thought, every feeling comes from one place. Your Fantastic Mind takes you behind the curtain in the brain, the operating room and in the lives of people. It digs deep into transformative, life changing science, showing us how to be healthier and happier and how we can prevent disease and live longer.

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