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, according to a study in…
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 in Australia who later develop…
From the Harvard University press release via MedicalXpress: A genetically-modified version of the rabies virus is helping scientists at Harvard to trace neural pathways in the brain, a research effort that could one day lead…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of genetic Parkinson’s disease (PD). New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration demonstrates…
From the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have discovered exactly how cells called microglia detect the site of brain injury – a finding that paves the way…
From the University of Bristol press release: Scientists at the University of Bristol have shed new light on one of the great unanswered questions of neuroscience: how the brain initiates rhythmic movements like walking, running…
From the University of Toronto press release via MedicalXPress: Many of us love massages, but imagine a massage so deep that tissues, organs and cells could also be ‘massaged’. That’s exactly what Vibroacoustic Therapy, a…
From the Mayo Clinic press release: People with symptoms suggesting rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, or RBD, have twice the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Parkinson’s disease within four years of…
From the UCLA press release: Millions of people suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement and worsens over time. As the world’s population ages, it’s estimated that the number…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: Some Parkinson’s Disease patients can suddenly become creative when they take dopamine therapy, producing pictures, sculptures, novels and poetry. But their new-found interests can become so overwhelming that…