Parkinson's News

Posted June 29, 2005:

• A Vaccine Approach To Treating Parkinson's Disease

Posted April 20, 2005:

• Anxious And Pessimistic Personalities Linked To Parkinson's Disease Later In Life

Posted April 19, 2005:

• Ovary Removal Elevates Risk For Parkinson's Disease And Parkinsonism

Posted April 14, 2005:

• Ibuprofen May Lower Risk Of Parkinson's Disease

Posted March 29, 2005:

• First Mouse Model For Multiple System Atrophy Points To New Treatment Targets For Brain Diseases
• Researchers Find A Mutation In LRRK2 Gene Causes Parkinson's Disease In Several North American And European Families

Posted March 26, 2005:

• Rasagiline Reduces Disability For Patients With Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Posted March 9, 2005:

• UNC Findings May Help Explain Cause Of Most Common Movement Disorder

Posted February 23, 2005:

• Physical Activity Linked To Protection From Parkinson's Disease

Posted February 12, 2005:

• Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Disease Moves Forward In Animals

Posted January 28, 2005:

• PCBs, Fungicide Open Brain Cells To Parkinson's Assault

Posted January 21, 2005:

• Scientists Detect Probable Genetic Cause Of Some Parkinson's Disease Cases

Posted January 11, 2005:

• Transplantation Of Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells Reverses Parkinson Disease In Primates

Posted December 20, 2004:

• Study Medication May Improve 'Wearing-Off' Effects Of Parkinson's Drugs

Posted December 19, 2004:

• New Route To Parkinson's Found In Cells' 'Garbage Disposal' System
• New Study Suggests Levodopa May Slow Progression Of Parkinson Disease

Posted December 6, 2004:

• Two-Fisted Assault On Dopamine Transport System May Be Foundation Of Parkinson's Disease

Posted November 30, 2004:

• Antibiotic Rifampicin Shows Promise For Fighting Parkinson's Disease In Laboratory Tests

Posted November 23, 2004:

• Mutations In A Multifunctional Protein Cause Parkinsonism

Posted November 8, 2004:

• CU Researchers Find That Dopamine Is Key To Learning Likes And Dislikes

Posted October 30, 2004:

• Pesticides May Promote Parkinson's Disease And Exercise May Offer Protection, According To New Reports

Posted October 25, 2004:

• Researchers Discover Gene Mutations For Parkinson's Disease
• Exercising Limbs Protects Brain Cells Affected By Parkinson's, Study In Rodents Shows

Posted October 22, 2004:

• Researchers Monitor Progression Of Parkinson's Disease By Studying Molecular Changes In Brain

Posted October 13, 2004:

• FSU Scientist Links Iron Imbalance To Parkinson's Disease

Posted October 5, 2004:

• An Embryonic Stem Cell Model For Parkinson's Disease

Posted August 27, 2004:

• New Genetic Research Demonstrates Possible Cause Of Inherited Form Of Parkinson's Disease

Posted June 24, 2004:

• Study Sheds New Light On Genetic Risk For Parkinson's Disease

Posted May 7, 2004:

• Ritalin May Improve Parkinson's Symptoms, OHSU Study Says

Posted May 5, 2004:

• Dental Pulp Cells May Hold Key To Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease

Posted April 29, 2004:

• Some Cases Of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Linked To Common Gene

Posted April 20, 2004:

• Potential Parkinson’s Drug Relieves Symptoms With Few Side Effects

Posted April 16, 2004:

• New Hereditary Gene Linked To Parkinson's Disease

Posted April 8, 2004:

• Mind-Body Connection In Placebo Surgery Trial Studied By University Of Denver Researcher

Posted March 2, 2004:

• Deep Brain Stimulation Restores Quality Of Life For Parkinson’s Patients

Posted February 12, 2004:

• Clozapine Effective For Controlling Dyskinesias In People With Severe Parkinson's

Posted February 3, 2004:

• Physicists Use Fractals To Help Parkinson's Sufferers

Posted December 5, 2003:

• Yeast Model Yields Insights Into Parkinson's Disease

Posted November 13, 2003:

• Implanted Stimulator For Parkinson's Disease Impairs Cognitive Function

Posted November 10, 2003:

• Several Commonly Used Pesticides Are Toxic To Mitochondria In Laboratory Experiments

Posted November 4, 2003:

• Major New Finding On Genetics Of Parkinson's Disease Zeroes In On Activity Of Alpha Synuclein

Posted October 24, 2003:

• Medication 'Wearing Off' A Bigger Problem For Parkinson's Patients Than Physicians May Realize

Posted October 22, 2003:

• Gene Controls Age At Onset Of Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Diseases

Posted September 26, 2003:

• Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Benefits Against Parkinson's

Posted September 22, 2003:

• Research Shows Therapeutic Cloning Can Cure Parkinson's-Like Disease In Mice

Posted September 17, 2003:

• A Cheap And Easy Way To Treat Parkinson Disease

Posted August 19, 2003:

• Adult Mouse Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Become Cells Of The Nervous System

Posted August 14, 2003:

• Study Shows New Drug Reduces Advanced Parkinson's Disease Symptoms

Posted August 12, 2003:

• Parkinson's Medication Linked To Gambling

Posted July 1, 2003:

• Parkinson's Gene Implicated In Non-Familial Form Of Disease

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