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New study suggests hearing loss may be early indicator of Parkinson's

There may be a link between hearing impairment and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's according to research led by Lancaster University.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Blood immune cells could hold key to showing disease progression in Parkinson's

A new discovery in blood immune cells has put researchers one step closer to identifying a blood biomarker that would allow doctors to personalize treatments for Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Digital therapeutics can improve Parkinson's control, study finds

The use of PD Neurotechnology's pioneering telemonitoring device to assess Parkinson's Disease (PD) symptoms and inform medication adjustments led to the majority of patients exhibiting improved or stable symptom manifestation, ...

Neuroscience

Parkinson's paradox: When more dopamine means more tremor

Researchers from the Champalimaud Foundation have shed light on the puzzling relationship between dopamine and rest tremor in Parkinson's disease, finding that preserved dopamine in certain brain regions may actually contribute ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Gene therapy protects against motor neuron disease in rats

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success using a gene therapy treatment in an animal model. The approach, which uses CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Brain connectivity on MRI predicts Parkinson's disease progression

The structural and functional organization of the brain as shown on MRI can predict the progression of brain atrophy in patients with early-stage, mild Parkinson's disease, according to a study published today in Radiology, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Diagnosing essential tremor after death helps families learn risk

A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Blood test could predict Parkinson's seven years before symptoms

A team of researchers, led by scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen, has developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson's up to seven years before the onset ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

AI helps uncover early cell changes in ALS progression

New research from the University of St Andrews and the University of Copenhagen has harnessed the power of AI to generate new insights into the progression of ALS.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Sulfur metabolites linked to neurodegenerative diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), which have no known cures and elusive causes, result in irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system. Research into these diseases typically focuses on the brain, but mouse studies ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Smartwatches offer window into Parkinson's disease progression

Ubiquitous wearable technologies, like smartwatches, could help researchers better understand progressive neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease and speed up the approval of new therapies, a critical need given that ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Researchers: Exercise should be prescribed for people with Parkinson's

No pharmacological medication currently available can cure or slow down Parkinson's disease. However, based on an extensive literature review recently published in the journal Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, ...