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…. Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
From the Loyola University Health System press release via MedicalXpress: A “brain pacemaker” called deep brain stimulation (DBS) remains an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease for at least three years,… Read more »
From the Monash University press release via HealthCanal: Doctors will soon be able to identify the early stages of dementia in the 40 per cent of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients… Read more »
