Altered speech may be the first sign of Parkinson’s disease
The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has shaken many lives. More than 10 million people worldwide are living with it. There is no…
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…
Parkinson’s disease is perhaps best known for its movement-related symptoms, particularly tremors and stiffness. But the disease is also known…
Accumulation of the biomarker p-syn in the skin distinguishes patients with Parkinson’s disease from patients with symptoms of parkinsonism due…
Rutgers researchers have discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative diseases such…
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can increase the benefits of aerobic exercise and improve the gait of patients with Parkinson’s…
Researchers from Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan may have unraveled a new approach that could revolutionize the treatment, prevention,…
More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene linked to young-onset Parkinson’s disease, researchers at The Ottawa…
Research from Queen Mary University of London has concluded that there is convincing evidence that type 2 diabetes is associated…
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease are in the firing line after researchers identified an attractive therapeutic drug…
Parkinson’s disease is most commonly treated with levodopa, a drug which alleviates the slowing of bodily movements, called bradykinesia, found…
Mutations in the gene LRRK2 have been linked to about three percent of Parkinson’s disease cases. Researchers have now found…