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Sleep Improves Memory in People With Parkinson's Disease
August 21, 2012 People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have ... > full story -
Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Obesity?
August 20, 2012 Scientific advances in understanding the "addiction circuitry" of the brain may lead to effective treatment for obesity using deep brain stimulation (DBS), according to a review ... > full story -
Red Wine Compound Could Help Seniors Walk Away from Mobility Problems
August 19, 2012 In a stride toward better health in later life, scientists have reported that resveratrol, the so-called “miracle molecule” found in red wine, might help improve mobility and prevent ... > full story -
Coffee May Help Some Parkinson's Disease Movement Symptoms, Research Suggests
August 1, 2012 While drinking caffeine each day does not appear to help improve sleepiness among people with Parkinson’s disease, it may have a benefit in controlling movement, according to new ... > full story -
Powerful Class of Antioxidants May Be Potent Parkinson's Treatment
July 23, 2012 A new and powerful class of antioxidants could one day be a potent treatment for Parkinson's disease, researchers ... > full story -
Severe Flu Increases Risk of Parkinson's
July 20, 2012 Severe influenza doubles the odds that a person will develop Parkinson's disease later in life, according to ... > full story -
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Parkinson's: Newly Discovered Antibody Could Facilitate Early Diagnosis
July 20, 2012 Conditions such as Parkinson’s disease are a result of pathogenic changes to proteins. In the neurodegenerative condition of Parkinson’s disease, which is currently incurable, the ... > full story -
Protein Build-Up Leads to Neurons Misfiring
July 18, 2012 Using a two-photon microscope capable of peering deep within living tissue, researchers have found new evidence that alpha-synuclein protein build-up inside neurons causes them to not only become ... > full story -
Researchers Turn Skin Cells Into Brain Cells, a Promising Path to Better Parkinson's Treatment
July 17, 2012 Using adult stem cells, researchers say they have generated the type of human neuron specifically damaged by Parkinson's disease (PD) and used various drugs to stop the damage. Their experiments on ... > full story -
Low-Cal Diet's Effects Seen in Fly Brain, Mouthpart
July 16, 2012 Neurotransmission is increased in fruit fly disease models that eat less, a new study shows. The study utilized a novel system to analyze the impact of diet on life span, motor behavior and ... > full story
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