Parkinson's Research News

Posted February 10, 2011:

• Natural Toxin Implicated as Triggering Parkinson's Disease
• Non-Dopaminergic Drug Preladenant Reduces Motor Fluctuations in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Parkinson’s Disease Undermines Language Processing

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Dramatic Improvement in Parkinson Disease Symptoms Following Intranasal Delivery of Stem Cells to Rat Brains

Posted February 1, 2011:

• New Model for Studying Parkinson's: Swiss Researchers Develop New, Working Mammalian Model to Combat Genetic Causes of the Disease
• A Possible Cause of Parkinson's Disease Discovered

Posted January 29, 2011:

• Genetic Clues to Compulsive, Self-Injurious Behavior in Rare Childhood Disorder

Posted January 25, 2011:

• Neurologists Predict More Cases of Stroke, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease and Epilepsy

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Unfolding Pathogenesis in Parkinson’s: Breakthrough Suggests Damaged Proteins Travel Between Cells

Posted January 18, 2011:

• Beyond Improving Parkinson's Symptoms, Does Deep Brain Stimulation Stall Their Progression?

Posted January 10, 2011:

• New Hope in Fight Against Huntington's Disease

Posted January 7, 2011:

• What Causes Brain Cell Death in Parkinson's Patients?

Posted January 3, 2011:

• Unexpected Biological Pathway in Glaucoma: Study Pinpoints Precise Anatomical Location Where Vision Loss Appears to Occur

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Elusive Neuronal Targets of Deep Brain Stimulation Identified
• Transcription Factor Clears Protein Clumps in Huntington's Mice Models

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Parkinson's Disparities

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Novel Compounds Show Early Promise in Treatment of Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Parkinson's Drug Could Treat Restless Leg Syndrome, Study Suggests

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Should Be Assessed Separately in Parkinson’s

Posted November 30, 2010:

• Brain Scans Show Effects of Parkinson's Drug

Posted November 29, 2010:

• New Tool to Measure Quality of Patient Care

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Brain Tissue Loss in People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Study Examines Relationship Between Autoimmune Skin Disease and Neurologic Disorders

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Stress Takes Its Toll in Parkinson's Disease

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Mouse Model Confirms Mutated Protein's Role in Dementia

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Progress in the Development of New Parkinson’s Drugs

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Gene Therapy May Be Powerful New Treatment for Major Depression
• Neurogenetics Research Sheds Light on the Causes of Neurological Disease
• New Regulator of Circadian Clock Identified: Dopamine Study May Have Impact on Activity and Sleep Rhythms in Parkinson's Disease

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Parkinson's Disease Insights: Damage to Control Circuits in the Brain Responsible for Habits

Posted October 13, 2010:

• Researchers Reach Consensus on Use of Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Parkinson's

Posted October 11, 2010:

• Microchip Technology Rapidly Identifies Compounds for Regrowing Nerves in Live Animals

Posted October 6, 2010:

• In Parkinson's Disease, Brain Cells Abandon Mitochondria

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Scientist Compares Classical Singing to Traditional Indian Singing to Find Speech Disorder Treatment
• New Clues on Why Some People With Parkinson's Die Sooner
• Effective Methods for Detecting Early Signs of Tremor

Posted October 1, 2010:

• Parkinson's: Excess of Protein Suggests New Target for Treatment With Widely Used Anti-Cancer Drug Imatinib

Posted September 22, 2010:

• Normal Function of Protein, Not Its Build Up Inside Cells, Linked to Death of Neurons
• Talking While Walking Puts Parkinson's Patients at Risk for Falls

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Protein May Advance Parkinson's by Preventing Neurons from Clearing Debris

Posted September 14, 2010:

• Neuroimaging Identifies Patients With REM Sleep Disturbances Who Will Suffer Parkinson's Disease

Posted September 13, 2010:

• New Pathway Identified in Parkinson's Through Brain Imaging

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Yeast Holds Clues to Parkinson's Disease

Posted September 3, 2010:

• Cognitive Effects of Parkinson's Disease: Automated Tasks Easier, but Task Switching Difficult

Posted September 1, 2010:

• New Light on the Mechanism of Parkinson’s Disease

Posted August 29, 2010:

• Neuronal Diversity Makes a Difference, Research Finds

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Early Diagnosis of Degenerative Brain Disorders: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Can Distinguish Between Neurological Diseases in Patients Without Clear Symptoms

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Promising Target for Developing Treatments Against Parkinson's Disease

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Scientists Successfully Use Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson's in Rodents

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Genetic Link Discovered Between Immune System, Parkinson's Disease

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