Tag: IETF

Differentiating Between ET and Parkinson’s Disease, Dine with Dignity with Meal Lifter, Pay Tribute to Loved Ones with a Memorial Gift

IETF Executive Director Patrick McCartney visits with Meal Lifter co-founder Anne Royer. Meal Lifter was born out of the need to create a functional eating space for Ann’s mother-in-law who had tremors from Parkinson’s disease. It’s a sturdy platform that holds and elevates a 9-inch plate, decreasing the distance from the plate to the mouth […]

Mark Your Calendars for Our Fall Conference, ET Research is the Topic of Our Latest Education Event, Scholarships Available for College Students with ET.

Let’s Make ET the Talk of the Town, New Wrist Device Helps Calm Tremor, Take Our Survey to Help Us Plan Future Education Events.

Watch for Clinical Trial Opportunities in Your Area, A New Medication for ET Could Be on the Forefront, Urge Congress to Support a Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Exploring New Therapies for Essential Tremor

New Virtual Education Event: Tremors, Quakes and Shakes of the Voice; Tracking Cognitive Changes in People with ET; Scholarship Applications Due October 31.

Each semester, the IETF awards four $1,000 college scholarships to students who have essential tremor through its Catherine S. Rice Scholarship Fund. As part of the application process, students are asked to write an essay on the topic, “how essential tremor has affected my life.” The following essay is from one of our fall 2021 […]

Help Us Advance Essential Tremor Research, New Podcast Focuses on DBS Therapy and The IETF Has Moved.

Compound May Hold Promise as Therapy for ET; Reducing the Burden of Brain Disorders through Education and Advocacy; Download Our ET Coping Tips Handout

Did you know that brain disease affects more people than heart disease and cancer combined? Katie Sale, executive director of the American Brain Coalition, talks about the mission and advocacy work of the ABC, which serves as an umbrella organization for more than 100 brain-related professional organizations and patient advocacy groups, including the IETF.