Parkinson's News

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Coffee May Help Some Parkinson's Disease Movement Symptoms, Research Suggests

Posted July 23, 2012:

• Powerful Class of Antioxidants May Be Potent Parkinson's Treatment

Posted July 20, 2012:

• Severe Flu Increases Risk of Parkinson's
• Parkinson's: Newly Discovered Antibody Could Facilitate Early Diagnosis

Posted July 16, 2012:

• Tool Created to Track Real-Time Chemical Changes in Brain

Posted July 4, 2012:

• Patient-Derived Stem Cells Could Improve Drug Research for Parkinson's

Posted June 29, 2012:

• FOXO1 Gene May Play Important Role in Parkinson's Disease

Posted June 27, 2012:

• Parkinson’s Disease Gene Identified With Help of Saskatchewan Mennonite Families
• One Step Closer to Parkinson's Drug

Posted June 20, 2012:

• 'Brain Pacemaker' Effective for Years Against Parkinson's Disease

Posted June 6, 2012:

• Tracing the Brain's Connections: Using Rabies Virus, Researcher Tracks Inputs to Dopamine Neurons

Posted May 11, 2012:

• Vitamin K2: New Hope for Parkinson's Patients?

Posted May 10, 2012:

• Neurodegeneration 'Switched Off' in Mice

Posted May 2, 2012:

• Freezing Parkinson's in Its Tracks: Researcher Developing Therapy to Halt Symptoms in Parkinson's Patients

Posted April 30, 2012:

• Brain Circuitry Associated With Addictive, Depressive Behaviors Identified

Posted April 19, 2012:

• 19th Century Therapy for Parkinson's Disease May Help Patients Today

Posted April 17, 2012:

• Parkinson's Protein Causes Disease Spread in Animal Model

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Metformin Can Substantially Reduce the Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Diabetes, Study Suggests
• How Parkinson's Disease Starts and Spreads

Posted March 14, 2012:

• REM Sleep Disorder Doubles Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's, Study Finds

Posted February 7, 2012:

• Gaining Insight Into a Gene's Protective Role in Parkinson's
• Study of Live Human Neurons Reveals Parkinson's Origins

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Researchers Visualize the Development of Parkinson's Cells

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Scientists Identify Protein That Contributes to Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Biologists a Step Nearer to Solving the Parkinson's Conundrum

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Parkinson's Treatment Shows Positive Results in Clinical Testing

Posted January 4, 2012:

• New Gene That Regulates Body Weight Discovered

Posted January 2, 2012:

• Demographic and Clinical Factors Appear Associated With Survival in Patients With Parkinson Disease

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Reprogramming Brain Cells Important First Step for New Parkinson's Therapy
• Increased Arm Swing Asymmetry Is Early Sign of Parkinson's Disease

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson's Disease With Newly Developed Structural Pattern
• Test for Alzheimer's Disease Predicts Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Simple Blood Test Diagnoses Parkinson's Disease Long Before Symptoms Appear

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Parkinson's Disease Risk Greater in Those Exposed to Common Chemical, Trichloroethylene, Study Shows

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Parkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs for Parkinson's Disease

Posted November 9, 2011:

• People With Parkinson's Disease More Likely to Have Leg Restlessness Than Restless Leg Syndrome

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Brain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Abnormal Oscillation in the Brain Causes Motor Deficits in Parkinson's Disease

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Structure of Key Protein Associated With Parkinson's Disease Determined

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Updated Guideline for Treating Essential Tremor

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Preventing Falls in People With Parkinson's Disease

Posted October 10, 2011:

• Effect of Aging on the Brain

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Study First to Link Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alpha-Synuclein Multiplication in Human Fibroblasts

Posted September 27, 2011:

• New Modeling of Brain's Circuitry May Bring Better Understanding of Parkinson's Disease

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Bursting Neurons Follow the Same Beat, Sometimes

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Newly Identified Gene Mutation Linked to Parkinson's: Single 'Spelling Mistake' Affects Mechanism for Converting a Cell's Genetic Code Into Proteins
• New Target for Treating Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Posted September 7, 2011:

• Exact Brain Electrode Placement for Parkinson’s Patients Now Possible; Research Opens the Way to More Precise Deep Brain Stimulation

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Genetic Variation Found to Protect Against Parkinson's Disease

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Protein Linked to Parkinson's Disease May Regulate Fat Metabolism

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