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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Why do neurons die in Parkinson's disease?
Current thinking about Parkinson's disease is that it's a disorder of mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles inside cells, causing neurons in the brain's substantia nigra to die or become impaired. A study from Children's ...
Medical research
Nov 10, 2011 |
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People with Parkinson's more likely to have leg restlessness than restless leg syndrome
People with Parkinson's disease may be more likely to have a movement disorder called leg motor restlessness, but not true restless legs syndrome as previous studies have suggested, according to a study published in the Nov. ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Research targets brain region affected by Parkinson's
A team of researchers at The University of Western Ontario has demonstrated that elimination of one of the neurotransmitters in the part of the brain associated with Parkinson's disease may improve brain function without ...
Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Cell-replacement therapy could lead to Parkinson's treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have developed an efficient way of making specific cells in high numbers that have worked in mice to reverse the damage caused by Parkinson’s disease and hope to be testing these cells ...
Medical research
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Structure of Parkinson's disease protein identified
A team of researchers from the Petsko-Ringe and Pochapsky laboratories at Brandeis have produced and determined the structure of alpha-synuclein, a key protein associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Medical research
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Computer games help people with Parkinson's disease
Playing computer-based physical therapy games can help people with Parkinson's disease improve their gait and balance, according to a new pilot study led by the UCSF School of Nursing and Red Hill Studios, a California serious ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Next-generation brain stimulation may improve treatment of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a devastating and incurable disease that causes abnormal poverty of movement, involuntary tremor, and lack of coordination. A technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is sometimes used to ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Oct 19, 2011 |
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FDA panel unanimously votes down Parkinson's drug
A panel of federal medical specialists has unanimously voted that a drug for Parkinson's disease from Teva Pharmaceuticals has not been shown to slow progress of the debilitating neurological disease.
Medications
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Falls prevention in Parkinson's disease
A study carried out by the Primary Care Research Group at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and NIHR PenCLAHRC, has analysed the results of an ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Ability to ride a bike can aid differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in any setting
In a new study published today in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, Japanese researchers report that the ability to ride a bike can differentiate between atypical parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease, regardless of the ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Finding key structural insights into the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease
A team of researchers from the University of Illinois and EMSL recently completed a detailed structural and dynamic characterization of full-length α-Synuclein (AS) fibrils.
Medical research
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Sniffing out Parkinson's
A team of neuroscientists in UConn's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has mapped the brain’s nerve connections that help control the sense of smell, which could add another brain region to the list ...
Neuroscience
Sep 23, 2011 |
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