Parkinson's News

Posted May 10, 2013:

• Cancer Drug Prevents Build-Up of Toxic Brain Protein

Posted May 9, 2013:

• Unleashing the Watchdog Protein: Research Opens Door to New Drug Therapies for Parkinson's Disease
• Could Eating Peppers Prevent Parkinson's? Dietary Nicotine May Hold Protective Key

Posted April 29, 2013:

• Connection Between Inflammatory Stimulus and Parkinson's Disease Examined

Posted April 25, 2013:

• How Parkinson's Disease Protein Acts Like a Virus

Posted April 21, 2013:

• A Noninvasive Avenue for Parkinson's Disease Gene Therapy

Posted March 28, 2013:

• Parkinson's Disease Protein Gums Up Garbage Disposal System in Cells

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Genetic Evidence That New Therapies Targeting Parkinson's Disease May Cause Harm

Posted March 14, 2013:

• New Drugs May Improve Quality of Life for People With Parkinson's Disease

Posted March 4, 2013:

• Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected: Finding Suggests Better Way to Monitor, Treat Disease With Deep Brain Stimulation

Posted March 3, 2013:

• Scientists Identify 'Clean-Up' Snafu That Kills Brain Cells in Parkinson's Disease

Posted March 1, 2013:

• Parkinson's Disease: Parkin Protects from Neuronal Cell Death

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Possible Cause Of, and Treatment For, Non-Familial Parkinson's

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Examining the So-Called Basque Mutation of Parkinson's

Posted January 18, 2013:

• Promising New Target for Parkinson's Disease Therapies

Posted January 14, 2013:

• Parkinson's Can Lead to Anxiety and Other Non-Motor Symptoms, Even Early on
• Parkinson's Treatment Can Trigger Creativity: Patients Treated With Dopamine-Enhancing Drugs Are Developing Artistic Talents, Doctor Says

Posted January 10, 2013:

• Scientists Uncover Potential Drug Target to Block Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease
• Dopamine Regulates the Motivation to Act, Study Shows

Posted January 7, 2013:

• Parkinson's Disease Itself Does Not Increase Risk of Gambling, Shopping Addiction, Study Finds

Posted January 4, 2013:

• Pesticides and Parkinson's: Further Proof of a Link Uncovered

Posted December 23, 2012:

• Fat Influences Decisions Taken by Brain Cells for Production and Survival

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Silent Stroke Can Cause Parkinson's Disease

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Genetic Manipulation of Urate Alters Neurodegeneration in Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons Rescue Motor Defects in Parkinsonian Monkeys

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Promising Drug Slows Down Advance of Parkinson's Disease and Improves Symptoms

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Scientists Image Brain Structures That Deteriorate in Parkinson's
• Exercise Rate Related to Improvements in Parkinson’s Disease

Posted November 20, 2012:

• New Method Helps Target Parkinson's Disease

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Potential Cause of Parkinson's Disease Identified

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Parkinson's Disease Protein Causes Disease Spread and Neuron Death in Healthy Animals

Posted November 12, 2012:

• L-DOPA Therapy for Angelman Syndrome May Have Both Benefits and Unanticipated Effects, Study Suggests
• Head Injury and Pesticide Exposure Leads to Triple the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
• Parkinson's Disease: Compensation in the Brain Could Lead to New Treatment

Posted October 26, 2012:

• Drug Shows Promise in Animal Model of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's With Dementia
• Stimulating Brain Cells With Light

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Challenging Parkinson's Dogma: Dopamine May Not Be the Only Key Player in This Tragic Neurodegenerative Disease
• Parkinson's Breakthough Could Slow Disease Progression

Posted October 22, 2012:

• Biomarkers in Cerebrospinal Fluid Can Identify Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

Posted October 19, 2012:

• Key Player in Parkinson's Disease Neuron Loss Pinpointed

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Less-Invasive Method of Brain Stimulation Helps Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Immunosuppressive Drug Could Delay the Onset of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Researchers Even Closer to Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Mechanism That Leads to Sporadic Parkinson's Disease Identified

Posted September 20, 2012:

• Walking to the Beat Could Help Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Posted September 3, 2012:

• Study Examines Association Between Parkinson Disease, Cancer

Posted August 28, 2012:

• Deep Brain Stimulation Changes Rhythms to Treat Parkinson's Disease and Tremor

Posted August 27, 2012:

• Japanese Researchers Develop WalkMate System for Improving Quality of Life of Parkinson's Patients

Posted August 23, 2012:

• Therapeutic Avenues for Parkinson's Investigated

Posted August 21, 2012:

• Sleep Improves Memory in People With Parkinson's Disease

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