Neuroscience
Newly discovered trigger of Parkinson's upends common beliefs
A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson's disease.
Sep 15, 2023
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News tagged with motor symptoms
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Doctors treating patients with Parkinson's disease must focus on stigma, emotional impacts as well as motor symptoms
Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson's disease are inadequate if they do not address patients' feelings of social rejection, isolation, loneliness and other psychosocial effects of stigma, according to a report ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Medications
Exploring how psychedelic drugs affect a rat's brain
Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Dancing with Parkinson's: New program helps patients control movements
Every week, a group of dancers meets in Chicago. Together, they follow a series of movements under the guidance of an instructor.
Jul 21, 2023
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Medical research
Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer: Frequent, clinically significant, and worse with paclitaxel
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)—nerve pain, tingling, or numbness in the hands or feet—is a common side effect of certain cancer treatments, including two drugs frequently used to treat cancer—the ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Genetics
Study examines the possible role of KIF5A gene in ALS
A study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine used a newly developed mouse model to examine the possible role of a gene called KIF5A in the development of amyotrophic lateral ...
May 24, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Here's how a new AI tool may predict early signs of Parkinson's disease
In 1991, the world was shocked to learn actor Michael J. Fox had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
May 10, 2023
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Medical research
New model of multiple sclerosis correlates demyelination with evolution of cognitive and motor abilities
No treatment currently exists that can stop the silent progression of multiple sclerosis, and many promising drugs have proved ineffective in clinical trials. To reduce this failure rate and better predict the potential of ...
May 3, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study uncovers mechanism behind loss of smell in Parkinson's patients
Parkinson's disease is an illness well known for its motor symptoms—tremor, stiffness, and slowness of movement. In a new paper published in The Journal of Neuroscience and featured on its cover, researchers at Yale School ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The therapeutic window for Angelman syndrome patients may be broader than previously reported
Angelman syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by changes in brain structure, severe intellectual disability, impairments in speech, motor function, epilepsy, sleep, and unique behaviors that affects ...
Feb 13, 2023
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