Tag: Parkinson’s

Study finds evidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND in brains of young people exposed to dirty air

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From the Lancaster University press release: Researchers looking at the brainstems of children and young adults exposed lifelong to air pollution in Mexico City have discovered disturbing evidence of harm…. Read more »

Study suggests restless sleep may be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease

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From the Aarhus University press release: Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered that patients with the RBD sleep behaviour disorder lack dopamine and have a form of inflammation of the… Read more »

Brain disconnections may contribute to Parkinson’s hallucinations

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From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Researchers have found that disconnections of brain areas involved in attention and visual processing may contribute to visual hallucinations in individuals with… Read more »

Study investigates individualizing deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s

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From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release: Working with colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Würzburg, researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been examining the use of deep brain… Read more »

Predicting cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson’s disease

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From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: Parkinson’s disease is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with the disease, approximately 25… Read more »

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases share common crucial feature

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From the Loyola University Health System press release: A Loyola University Chicago study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease all share a similar… Read more »