From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: A new class of drug developed at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows early promise of being a one-size-fits-all therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via ScienceDaily: A new and powerful class of antioxidants could one day be a potent treatment for Parkinson’s disease, researchers report. A class of antioxidants called synthetic…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Severe influenza doubles the odds that a person will develop Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to University of British Columbia researchers. However, the opposite is true…
From the UC San Diego press release via ScienceDaily: Using a two-photon microscope capable of peering deep within living tissue, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found new evidence…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Using adult stem cells, Johns Hopkins researchers and a consortium of colleagues nationwide say they have generated the type of human neuron specifically damaged by Parkinson’s…
From the University of Toronto press release: Two powerful brain chemical systems work together to paralyze skeletal muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, according to new research in the July 11 issue of The…
From the IOS Press press release via ScienceDaily: Growing evidence suggests that Parkinson’s disease (PD) often starts with non-motor symptoms that precede diagnosis by several years. In the first study to examine patterns in the…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) revealed that the FOXO1 gene may play an important role in the…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch…
From the IOS Press press release via HealthCanal: Some Parkinson’s patients report that their motor function is better upon awakening in the morning, which is contrary to what would be expected after a night without…