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Parkinson's Biomarker Test May Help Prognosis, Study Says 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Protein extracted from the spinal fluid may hold the key to better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention for Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology. Researchers from...
Novel Parkinson’s Target Uncovered 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) highlighted a novel mechanism underlying Parkinson’s disease while simultaneously putting to rest a previously held theory regard...
VAI protein research could 'slow the progression' of Parkinson's 21 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
A Van Andel Institute researcher studying Parkinson’s disease has co-authored a report, detailing, for the first time, how the disease spreads through the brain via a protein — and uncovering a trail ...
Effects of Parkinson’s Disease Mutation Reversed in Cells 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
UC San Francisco scientists working in the lab used a chemical found in an anti-wrinkle cream to prevent the death of nerve cells damaged by mutations that cause an inherited form of Parkinson’s disea...
Parkinson's diagnosis a call to action 14 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Exercising is sometimes the last thought on your mind after a long day. Tim Hague knows the feeling, and while it would be easy to give in and relax, he doesn't. His quality of life depends on it. H...
Parkinson’s Conference offers latest info, hope 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
A September conference about Parkinson’s disease aims to deliver up-to-date information about the degenerative brain disorder, including advances in research, medication and therapies and tips for liv...
Parkinson's disease: Does it have to be all downhill? 12 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
“My world got smaller” – four simple words from a father in New Zealand to explain in a poem to his children how he felt after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Many more have gained some sen...
Parkinson's disease is caused by a 'genetic defect' claim scientists 11 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
- Research has linked the disease to a genetic defect that stops cells clearing out defective mitochondria, tiny metabolic generators that supply energy - This may result in death of brain cells, say ...
New centre hopes to improve lives of Parkinson’s patients and their families 7 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Edmonton will be home to a state-of-the-art centre dedicated to improving the lives of people living with Parkinson’s disease thanks to a $5 million donation from a local family.
A Common Mutation Behind Parkinson's May Have Other Side-Effects 6 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Recycling for the health of our planet is well understood. But recycling to keep our bodies going? Scientists are finding that the recycling that takes place within the body’s trillions of cells every...
