There's some good news for people with Parkinson's disease: The risk of developing dementia may be lower than previously thought, or dementia may occur later in the course of the disease than previously reported, according ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new visual diagnostic technique that can be used to advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and similar diseases that affect ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of neurons that produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in motor control and cognitive function. As the global population ages, the number of Parkinson's ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is safe but does not offer clinically meaningful improvements for Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Neurology.
Aug 3, 2024
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Early detection of Alzheimer's disease-related changes in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies could be made possible by monitoring the amyloid-β (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) proteins. Researchers at ...
Jul 31, 2024
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People with Parkinson's disease are receiving a new treatment in a clinical trial started after University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the therapeutic delivery method in a ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have developed a model that rapidly converts stem cells to brain cells with protein structures characteristic ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as many other neurodegenerative disorders, has shown a link between the abnormal aggregation of a protein called α-synuclein (aSyn) and neuronal death. These aggregates, known as Lewy bodies ...
Jul 25, 2024
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An interdisciplinary team of scientists has found changes in the strength of neural pathways in an area of the brain involved in reward processing and movement coordination when someone has Parkinson's disease.
Jul 24, 2024
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Walking requires a huge number of signals between your brain and the muscles in your arms, chest, back, abdomen, pelvis and legs. Something that looks relatively straightforward is in fact incredibly complex. And the pace ...
Jul 24, 2024
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