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Rewind: Can Exercise Slow Parkinson's Disease Progression? with Daniel Corcos, PhD

Feb 6, 2023
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Episode Description

Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, and nearly one million people have Parkinson's disease in the U.S. A $30 million dollar, phase 3 clinical trial at Northwestern is investigating whether exercise can slow Parkinson's disease progression. Daniel Corcos, PhD, a professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, is leading the trial and explains what he hopes to accomplish.

Interested in the study? Learn more: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/clinical-research/trials/index.html?id=STU00211903

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