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Study finds genetic variation that protects against Parkinson's disease
An international team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found a genetic variation they say protects against Parkinson's disease. The gene variants cut the risk of developing the disease by ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Protein linked to Parkinson's disease may regulate fat metabolism
National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson's disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 25, 2011 |
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New imaging test gives physicians better tool to diagnose Parkinson's disease
Thanks to a new diagnostic imaging technique, physicians now have an objective test to evaluate patients for parkinsonian syndromes, such as Parkinson's disease. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is among the first institutions ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Stem cell study offers hope for Parkinson's patients
Scientists have for the first time generated stem cells from one of the most rapidly progressing forms of Parkinson's disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Traumatic brain injury increases risk of Parkinson's disease, researchers say
(Medical Xpress) -- Traumatic brain injury has entered the public's consciousness as the silent, signature wound brought back by many of our military warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. But such injuries don't only happen ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Study suggests seeing a neurologist helps people with Parkinson's live longer
People with Parkinson's disease who go to a neurologist for their care are more likely to live longer, less likely to be placed in a nursing home and less likely to break a hip than people who go to a primary care physician, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Increased risk of Parkinson's disease in methamphetamine users, study finds
People who abused methamphetamine or other amphetamine-like stimulants were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who did not, in a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Chinese medicine could treat Parkinson's: HK study
Chinese medicine may be effective in battling certain symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and lessening side effects from the drugs used to treat the condition, according to a new study.
Medications
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Stem cell breakthrough heralds new era of therapy development
Scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Southampton have uncovered a new method for culturing adult stem cells which could lead to the creation of revolutionary stem cell therapies for conditions such as arthritis, ...
Medical research
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Parkinson's disease patients may benefit from virtual-reality-based therapies
In people with Parkinson's Disease (PD), the inability to make quick movements limits basic functioning in daily life. Movement can be improved by various cueing techniques, such as providing visual or auditory stimuli when ...
Medical research
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Getting an accurate read on Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease, brought to public awareness by figures such as Michael J. Fox, is not just difficult to diagnose. It's also difficult to accurately estimate how many people actually suffer from the disease. Current statistics ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Lithium profoundly prevents brain damage associated with Parkinson's disease
Lithium profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic proteins and cell loss associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in a mouse model of the condition.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Rare genetic disorder provides unique insight into Parkinson's disease
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators appear to have found the mechanism behind a previously reported link between the rare genetic condition Gaucher disease and the common neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson's disease. ...
Genetics
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Application for iPhone may help monitor Parkinson's disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a novel iPhone application that may enable persons with Parkinson's disease and certain other neurological conditions ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Discovery offers molecular insights into link between Parkinson's and pesticides
In a new article published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine take some of the first steps toward unraveling the molecular dysfunction that o ...
Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2011 |
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