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 ...
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UCLA chemists are first to synthesize ocean-based molecule that could fight Parkinson’s
Organic chemists at UCLA have created the first synthetic version of a molecule recently discovered in a sea sponge that ...
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: new algorithm for the adjustment of stimulation settings developed
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment option for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. In a neurosurgical procedure two ...
Journal of Parkinson’s Disease awards 2022 Parkinson Prize
Amsterdam, December 16 2022 – The Journal of Parkinson’s Disease and its publisher IOS Press are proud to announce the ...
New study shows the incidence of Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. is 50% higher than previous estimates
NEW YORK & MIAMI (December 15, 2022) – A new study reveals that the annual incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) among older adults ...
Parkinson’s medication improved blood pressure in teens with Type 1 diabetes
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2022 — Teens with Type 1 ...
Protein mutation that causes Parkinson’s may prevent another neurodegenerative disease
A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson’s disease offers ...
Picking the fastest progressing patients to speed Parkinson’s disease clinical trials
LA JOLLA, CA—Testing whether a new drug impacts the progression of Parkinson’s disease takes years, in part because the disease ...
Obesity, Parkinson’s disease, and pesticides: The gut-brain connection
SAN DIEGO, CA — The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly ...
OHSU scientists identify molecule that could help treat Parkinson’s
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that the neurotransmitter adenosine effectively acts as a brake to dopamine, ...
University of Colorado study investigates aggression toward caregivers in Parkinson’s disease patients
Caregivers already dealing with the stress of looking after a loved one diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease often have another concern to ...
Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn wins WHAM Edge Award funding to study sex-based differences in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Research Assistant Professor Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn, Ph.D., has been granted more than ...
Weight change in early Parkinson’s may be tied to changes in thinking skills
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS – People who gain or lose weight ...
Enterin and Parkinson’s UK announce research collaboration in Parkinson’s dementia
PHILADELPHIA, October 13, 2022 – Enterin Inc., a privately held, Philadelphia-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases ...
Voice screening App delivers rapid results for Parkinson’s and severe COVID
A new screening test App could help advance the early detection of Parkinson’s disease and severe COVID-19, improving the management ...
Aged neurons generated directly from skin more accurately model Parkinson’s disease
The possibility to make virtually all cell types of the human body from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are ...
In-home wireless device tracks disease progression in Parkinson’s patients
Parkinson’s disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease, now affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, yet clinicians still face huge ...
Discovery illuminates how Parkinson’s disease spreads in the brain
Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease through a cellular waste-ejection process, suggests ...
Exercise hormone halts Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mouse study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a ...
Researchers uncover where and why proteins malfunction in Parkinson’s disease
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered how a build-up of harmful protein ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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New experimental treatment can stop the growth of schwannoma tumors
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology