News tagged with parkinson s disease
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Personalized medicine closer to reality: Study uses stem cells to study variants of Parkinson’s disease
A nationwide consortium of scientists at 20 institutions, led by a principal faculty member at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), has used stem cells to take a major step toward developing personalized ...
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Jul 16, 2012 |
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Patient-derived stem cells could improve drug research for Parkinson's
Researchers have taken a step toward personalized medicine for Parkinson's disease, by investigating signs of the disease in patient-derived cells and testing how the cells respond to drug treatments. The study was funded ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jul 04, 2012 |
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Generating dopamine via cell therapy for Parkinson's disease
In Parkinson's disease, the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the midbrain causes well-characterized motor symptoms. Though embryonic stem cells could potentially be used to replace dopaminergic (DA) neurons in Parkinson's ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Years before diagnosis, quality of life declines for Parkinson's disease patients
Growing evidence suggests that Parkinson's disease (PD) often starts with non-motor symptoms that precede diagnosis by several years. In the first study to examine patterns in the quality of life of Parkinson' disease patients ...
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Jul 02, 2012 |
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Specific solvents may increase risk of Parkinson's disease
(HealthDay) -- Exposure to specific solvents is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the June issue of the Annals of Neurology.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Finding brings scientists one step closer to Parkinson's drug
Van Andel Institute announces that researchers at Lund University in Sweden have published a study detailing how Parkinson's disease spreads through the brain. Experiments in rat models uncover a process previously used to ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Mathematician develops vocal method of testing for Parkinson's disease
Parkinson’s disease is one of a number of cruel degenerative ailments that slowly rob those afflicted of their faculties. What starts out as a minor tremor in the hands, eventually grows to a life altering condition. ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 25, 2012 |
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New delivery method improves efficacy of two common Parkinson's disease medications
A new delivery method for levodopa/carbidopa, a common dual-drug Parkinson's disease (PD) regimen, significantly improved the duration of the drugs' effectiveness in people with advanced PD, according to research by Mount ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 20, 2012 |
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'Brain pacemaker' effective for years against Parkinson's disease
A "brain pacemaker" called deep brain stimulation (DBS) remains an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease for at least three years, according to a study in the June 2012 online issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...
Neuroscience
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Sleep improves functioning in Parkinson's patients, but reasons remain elusive
Some Parkinson's patients report that their motor function is better upon awakening in the morning, which is contrary to what would be expected after a night without medication. This phenomenon, known as sleep benefit, has ...
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Jun 20, 2012 |
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Taking the party out of ecstasy - a strategy for new Parkinson's disease drugs?
(Medical Xpress) -- The illicit drug ‘ecstasy' is strongly associated with rave culture, but can a drug that makes people want to dance be used to develop medicines that curb involuntary movements ...
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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Detecting early dementia in Parkinson's disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Doctors will soon be able to identify the early stages of dementia in the 40 per cent of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients in Australia who later develop the illness.
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Jun 08, 2012 |
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Researchers ID cluster of genes in blood that predict Parkinson's
Because there is currently no laboratory test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease, it is practically impossible to detect those individuals who are in the earliest stages of the disease. As a result, Parkinson's disease ...
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Jun 05, 2012 |
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New research yields insights into Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) used an innovative technique to examine chemical interactions that are implicated in Parkinson's Disease.
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Jun 04, 2012 |
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Blocking LRRK2 activity is not a simple answer to Parkinson's disease
Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of genetic Parkinson's disease (PD). New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration demonstrates that loss of function of LRR ...
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May 29, 2012 |
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