Parkinson's Research Articles

• Schizophrenia
  Parkinson's
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Insomnia
  Pharmacology
   
  

  Dopamine

  Dopamine is a chemical naturally produced in the body. In the brain, dopamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating dopamine receptors. Dopamine can be supplied as a medication that acts on the ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorders
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Narcolepsy

  Narcolepsy is a neurological condition characterized by severe fatigue, irresistible episodes of sleep and general sleep disorder. The main characteristic of narcolepsy is overwhelming excessive ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Insomnia Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Sleep disorder

  A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a disorder in the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Sleep disorders include: Bruxism; delayed sleep phase syndrome; insomnia: jet lag or desynchronosis; ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Food Additives
  Brain Injury
  Sports Medicine
   

  Excitotoxicity

  Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which neurons are damaged and killed by the overactivations of receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, such as the NMDA receptor and ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorders
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Healthy Aging
   

  Narcolepsy

  Narcolepsy is a neurological condition most characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), episodes of sleep and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement sleep. It is a type of dyssomnia. The main ... > more
• Cloning
  Healthy Aging
  Human Biology
  Epigenetics Research
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Epigenetics
   

  Human cloning

  Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing, human being or growing cloned tissue from that individual. The term is generally used to refer to ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Nervous System
   
  

  Neurotransmitter

  Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are used to relay, amplify and modulate electrical signals between a neuron and another cell. Substances that act as neurotransmitters can be roughly categorized ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Neuroscience
  Accident and Trauma
   

  Traumatic brain injury

  Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > more
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Liver Disease
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Encephalopathy

  Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health Research
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Mental confusion

  Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory ... > more

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