Medications
Does medical marijuana have a role in Parkinson's disease care?
At a conference hosted two years ago by the Parkinson's Foundation, many neurologists had a pressing issue on their minds: pot.
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Medications
How gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Patients with Parkinson's disease are treated with levodopa, which is converted into dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain. In a study published on 18 January in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from the ...
Jan 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
The future of mind control
Electrodes implanted in the brain help alleviate symptoms like the intrusive tremors associated with Parkinson's disease. But current probes face limitations due to their size and inflexibility. "The brain is squishy and ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
Deep brain stimulation eases Parkinson's disease symptoms by boosting dopamine
In a new study of seven people with Parkinson's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that deep brain stimulation using electrical impulses jumpstarts the nerve cells that produce the chemical messenger ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Could Parkinson's disease start in the gut?
Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study published in the April 26, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...
Apr 26, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Where does Parkinson's disease start: In the brain, gut, or both?
Does Parkinson's disease (PD) start in the brain or the gut? In a new contribution published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, scientists hypothesize that PD can be divided into two subtypes: gut-first, originating in ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis
Researchers have shown that a type of magnetic resonance imaging—called neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI)—is a potential biomarker for psychosis. NM-MRI signal was found to be a marker of dopamine function in people ...
Feb 18, 2019
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Genetics
Parkinson's disease may start in the gut
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of North Carolina in the USA have mapped out the cell types behind various brain disorders. The findings are published in Nature Genetics and offer a roadmap ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease may originate in the intestines
In 2003, a German neuropathologist proposed that Parkinson's disease, which attacks the brain, actually might originate from the gut of the patients. Researchers from Aarhus have now delivered decisive supportive evidence ...
Sep 3, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study identifies new DNA clues for Parkinson's disease risk
Findings of a new Parkinson's disease study have opened an exciting avenue for developing therapeutics to intervene in the progression of this common movement disorder.
Jun 27, 2022
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