Alan Alda Says His Face Blindness Made Him Not Recognize His Daughter: 'I Don't Think She Was Too Happy'

Alan Alda says his face blindness made him not recognize his daughter: 'I don't think she was too happy'

The veteran actor has long had prosopagnosia, a condition that causes the inability to recognize faces — even those of loved ones.Theo Wargo/Getty Alan Alda attends the AITAF 10th Anniversary Celebration in 2018Good one, dad.Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Alan Alda is opening up about the time he didn't recognize his own daughter due to a condition he'd later come to find out was prosopagnosia, or face blindness.In all fairness, the inciden…

Ottfried Fischer (71), known from the series "The Bull of Tölz", spoke in an interview with the newspaper Bild about his Parkinson's disease. Already at the age of 45, the 71-year-old noticed the first signs such as trembling hands and difficulties to hit a key hole. Despite these warning signals, he initially suppressed the truth and kept the symptoms secret from his colleagues for a long time. "I was afraid that I would be perceived differentl…

Study: CBD May Delay and Reduce Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology has found that cannabidiol (CBD) may help delay the onset and reduce the severity of Parkinson’s-like symptoms, particularly when administered as a preventive treatment. Conducted by researchers from Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, and Brazil’s National Council for Scientific and Technological Develop…

Alan Alda Says Managing His Parkinson's Disease Is Now a 'Full-Time Job'

Alan Alda opened up about the daily challenges of Parkinson's disease.

The case caused a big stir, now there is a court verdict: A left-wing MP accuses two AfD politicians of making fun of his Parkinson's disease. The AfD representatives speak of a lie, go against it legally – and lose. What's really about the accusation? This post mocks Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Parkinson's disease? AfD politicians lose in court was published on JUNGE FREETH.