News tagged with parkinson s disease
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Parkin larvae bring researchers closer to solving Parkinson's disease puzzle
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step forward in isolating the cause of Parkinsons disease in younger adults.
Neuroscience
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Parkinson's treatment shows positive results in clinical testing
Researchers from the University of Florida and 14 additional medical centers reported results today in the online version of The Lancet Neurology journal indicating that deep brain stimulation also known as DBS ...
Neuroscience
Jan 11, 2012 |
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New study supports view that Lewy bodies are not the primary cause of cell death in Parkinson's Disease
The pathology of Parkinson's disease is characterized by a loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra (SN), an area of the brain associated with motor control, along with the development ...
Medical research
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Demographic, clinical factors appear associated with survival in patients with Parkinson's disease
Demographics and clinical factors appear to be associated with survival in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and the presence of dementia is associated with a significant increase in mortality, according to a report in ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Scientists identify a novel therapy with potential for treating Parkinson's disease
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have made a significant step in the development of a novel therapy that could one day help to slow down, or even halt, the damage caused by Parkinsons disease ...
Medical research
Dec 22, 2011 |
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New findings about the prion protein and its interaction with the immune system
(Medical Xpress) -- Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease which can function as a model for other diseases caused by an accumulation of proteins resulting in tissue malformations (proteinpathies), such as ...
Immunology
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Innovative new strategy to treat Parkinson's disease
Stabilizing the cell's power-generating center protects against Parkinson's disease (PD) in a rat model, according to a report published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Medical research
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Genetic factors can predict the progression of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is marked by the abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein and the early loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain. A polymorphism in the promotor of α-synuclein gene known ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Reprogramming brain cells important first step for new Parkinson's therapy, study finds
(Medical Xpress) -- In efforts to find new treatments for Parkinsons Disease (PD), researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have directly reprogrammed astrocytes, ...
Medical research
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Increased arm swing asymmetry is early sign of Parkinson's disease
People with Parkinson's disease swing their arms asymmetrically -- one arm swings less than the other -- when walking. This unusual movement is easily detected early when drugs and other interventions may help slow the disease, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Test for Alzheimer's disease predicts cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease
A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Parkinson's & dance: An unusual partnership unites
(AP) -- The two things that have brought Michael and Roslyn Lieb closer together couldn't be more different: Parkinson's disease and dance, one slowly taking away, the other giving back in ways they never ...
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Dec 07, 2011 |
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Simple blood test diagnoses Parkinson's disease long before symptoms appear
A new research report appearing in the December issue of the FASEB Journal shows how scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a simple blood test to detect Parkinson's disease even at the earliest stages. The te ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Study demonstrates a connection between a common chemical and Parkinson's disease
A University of Kentucky faculty member is a contributing author on a new study demonstrating a connection between a common solvent chemical and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Franca Cambi of the UK Kentucky Neuroscience Institute ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Parkinsonian worms may hold the key to identifying drugs for Parkinson's disease
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 10, 2011 |
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