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Event
Jon Palfreman and Dr. J William Langston in conversation
Sponsored by Peninsula Arts & Letters and Kepler's
Co-hosted by the Parkinson's Institute
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
7:30pm
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson's Disease
A Top 10 Science Book of Fall 2015 - Publishers Weekly
A star science journalist with Parkinson's reveals the inner workings of this perplexing disease that seven million people suffer from worldwide while doctors, researchers, and patients continue to hunt for a cure. In Brain Storms, the award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman tells their story, a story that became his own when he was diagnosed with the debilitating illness.
Palfreman chronicles how scientists have worked to crack the mystery of what was once called the shaking palsy, from the earliest clinical descriptions of tremors, gait freezing, and micrographia to the cutting edge of neuroscience, and charts the victories and setbacks of a massive international effort to best the disease. He also shares inspiring stories of brave individuals living with Parkinson's, from a former professional ballet dancer who tricks her body to move freely again to a patient who cannot walk but astounds doctors when he is able to ride a bicycle with no trouble at all.
Brain Storms is the long-overdue, riveting, and deeply personal story of the race to stop or reverse neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's, and a passionate, insightful, and urgent look into the lives of those affected.
Jon Palfreman, PhD, is a professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Oregon. He is an Emmy, duPont, and Peabody Award-winning journalist, a Nieman Fellow, and the recipient of the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. In addition to producing more than forty primetime documentaries for the BBC and PBS, Palfreman is a coauthor of The Case of the Frozen Addicts and The Dream Machine.
Dr. J William Langston is the Scientific Director, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, California. He co-wrote The Case of the Frozen Addicts with Jon Palferman, and is the author or co-author of 360 publications in the field of neurology. He has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Achievement Award from Modern Medicine.
The event is free - please register today.
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LocationKepler's Books (View)
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States
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