Parkinson's News

Posted February 1, 2011:

• A Possible Cause of Parkinson's Disease Discovered

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 7, 2011:

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

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 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 20, 2010:

• 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 15, 2010:

• Misdiagnosis? Alzheimer's Disease Not Only Type of Dementia

Posted October 13, 2010:

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

Posted October 6, 2010:

• In Parkinson's Disease, Brain Cells Abandon Mitochondria

Posted October 4, 2010:

• New Clues on Why Some People With Parkinson's Die Sooner

Posted September 22, 2010:

• 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 23, 2010:

• Promising Target for Developing Treatments Against Parkinson's Disease

Posted August 15, 2010:

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

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Expectations May Affect Placebo Response in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Posted July 29, 2010:

• New Pathway to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases

Posted July 28, 2010:

• Sleep Disorder May Signal Dementia, Parkinson's Disease Up to 50 Years Early
• Molecular Mechanism Triggering Parkinson's Disease Identified

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Every Action Has a Beginning and an End (and It's All in You Brain)

Posted July 19, 2010:

• New Findings on Troubling Side Effects of Parkinson’s Medication

Posted July 13, 2010:

• Parkinson’s Patients More Likely to Stick With Certain ‘add-On’ Drugs
• Skin Cells Could Help Discover Cause of Parkinson's Disease

Posted July 12, 2010:

• High Vitamin D Levels Associated With Reduced Parkinson's Disease Risk
• Parkinson's: New Clues to Alleviating Gait Disorders and Falls

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Link Between Brain Activity and Parkinson's Disease Symptoms: New Strategy for Treating Movement Disorders Identified

Posted June 23, 2010:

• Tests Help Predict Falls in Parkinson's Disease
• Parkinson's Patients' 'Risky Behavior' Explained

Posted June 14, 2010:

• Genes and Pesticide Exposure Interact to Increase Men's Risk for Parkinson's Disease
• Spinal Cord Stimulation May Benefit Parkinson's Patients

Posted June 11, 2010:

• Sense of Smell Holds the Key to Diagnosis and Treatment in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease

Posted May 25, 2010:

• Mutant Gum Disease Bacteria Provide Clue to Treatment for Alzheimer's

Posted May 19, 2010:

• Parallel Brainstem Circuit Discovery Suggests New Path in Parkinson's Research

Posted May 18, 2010:

• Birds and Mammals Share a Common Brain Circuit for Learning

Posted May 17, 2010:

• Caffeine May Slow Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, Restore Cognitive Function, According to New Evidence

Posted May 10, 2010:

• Parkinson's Disease Treatments Associated With Compulsive Behaviors
• Mutations That Cause Parkinson's Disease Prevent Cells from Destroying Defective Mitochondria

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