Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have identified a protein key to the development of a type of brain cell…
A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson’s disease. Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is widely…
Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson’s disease are inadequate if they do not address patients’ feelings of social rejection,…
-Ask any neurologist: Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder. The conspicuous symptoms of Parkinson’s disease—uncontrollable tremors, slowed down motions, and…
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which mutations in a gene parkin contribute to familial forms of Parkinson’s…
Neuroscientists from the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University, Rome Campus, and the A. Gemelli IRCCS Polyclinic Foundation found…
Have you ever felt the strong sensation that someone is behind you, so intense that you turn around, only to…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal motor neuron disease that causes people to…
Getting regular exercise such as cycling, walking, gardening, cleaning and participating in sports may decrease the risk of developing Parkinson’s…
While the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is not fully understood, it has been traditionally linked to a reduction in…
Like many neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a thief that hacks into human operating systems and corrupts their cognitive…
Among those living with Parkinson’s disease, Black, Hispanic and Asian people were found to have a lower health-related quality of…
Physical exercise can help to improve the severity of movement-related symptoms and the quality of life in people with Parkinson’s…
Patients with Parkinson’s disease achieved a significant improvement in their tremors, mobility, and other physical symptoms after having a minimally…
The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has shaken many lives. More than 10 million people worldwide are living with it. There is no…
Teens with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) who took bromocriptine, a medication used to treat Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes,…
Heavy metals in the body have long been thought to induce the aggregation of disease-linked proteins, but a KAUST study…
The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly recognized as playing a…
The epigenetic changes linked to Parkinson’s disease – a nervous system disorder that afflicts nearly 1 million Americans – are…
Inactivation of a particular protein complex that plays a key role in keeping genes switched off leads to nerve cells…
A disorder called hereditary hemochromatosis, caused by a gene mutation, results in the body absorbing too much iron, leading to…
Currently, there are no disease modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease that can change the progression of the disease. An international…
How long someone lives with Parkinson’s disease may be down to specific gene mutations, according to new research presented today…
COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus,…
The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein — a protein…
Brain fog, headaches, insomnia are some of the neurological symptoms doctors have observed in COVID-19 patients. Neurological sequelae after a…
As explained by Francisco Camarena, researcher at the Institute of Instrumentation for Molecular Imaging, a joint center between the UPV…
Exercise increases dopamine signaling in the motor areas of mice, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. It’s no secret…
Neurodegenerative diseases damage and destroy neurons, ravaging both mental and physical health. Parkinson’s disease, which affects over 10 million people…
Although there is a growing trend to involve patients in clinical research, specific guiding principles for engaging individuals with Parkinson’s…