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Implanted Stimulator For Parkinson's Disease Impairs Cognitive Function
November 13, 2003 — Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that stimulating the brain's subthalamic nucleus (STN) to control motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease has ... > full story -
Several Commonly Used Pesticides Are Toxic To Mitochondria In Laboratory Experiments
November 10, 2003 — Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found in laboratory experiments that several commonly used pesticides are just as toxic or even more toxic to the mitochondria of cells than the ... > full story -
Major New Finding On Genetics Of Parkinson's Disease Zeroes In On Activity Of Alpha Synuclein
November 4, 2003 — Scientists investigating a rare familial form of early-onset Parkinson's disease have discovered that too much of a normal form of the alpha-synuclein gene may cause Parkinson's disease. The ... > full story -
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Medication 'Wearing Off' A Bigger Problem For Parkinson's Patients Than Physicians May Realize
October 24, 2003 — Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who are taking levodopa therapy – the most widely-used agent to treat the illness – may experience the effects of their medication "wearing ... > full story -
Gene Controls Age At Onset Of Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Diseases
October 22, 2003 — By applying a new technique that combines independent lines of genomic evidence, Duke University Medical Center researchers and colleagues have identified a single gene that influences the age at ... > full story -
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Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Benefits Against Parkinson's
September 26, 2003 — Deep brain stimulation via electrodes implanted on both sides of the brain markedly improves the motor skills of patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease, says a new long-term study by ... > full story -
Research Shows Therapeutic Cloning Can Cure Parkinson's-Like Disease In Mice
September 22, 2003 — New research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), Cornell University, and The University of Connecticut describes a novel way of producing therapeutic nerve cells that can cure mice ... > full story -
A Cheap And Easy Way To Treat Parkinson Disease
September 17, 2003 — A team of researchers, led by Serge Przedborski, at Columbia University in New York, have demonstrated that infusion of D-beta-hydroxybutyrate (D-beta-HB) to mice suffering from Parkinson disease ... > full story -
Adult Mouse Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Become Cells Of The Nervous System
August 19, 2003 — University of Minnesota researchers show that adult bone marrow stem cells can be induced to differentiate into cells of the midbrain. The findings, published in the online early edition of the ... > full story -
Study Shows New Drug Reduces Advanced Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
August 14, 2003 — After 40 years of treating Parkinson's disease with dopamine medications, a new study shows potential for a non-dopamine drug that may provide benefit for patients with advanced Parkinson's ... > full story
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