My cousins and I were sitting at the kitchen table, eating a meal like we’d done countless times before. The room smelled like fresh-off-the-grill Texas barbecue, and as usual, the conversation bounced easily between us. I watched my uncle Brandon pick up his fork. His hand wobbled, knocking the food…
People with Parkinson’s disease have altered levels of certain metals, including iron, in their hair, according to a new study. Experiments in a mouse model suggest these iron changes may be linked to intestinal changes consistent with a reduced capacity to absorb iron, along with increases in gut bacteria genes…
Depression that starts later in life could be an early clinical manifestation of Parkinson’s disease and the related condition dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a study, which found that people who were diagnosed with either of these conditions had significantly higher rates of incident depression than…
Discussion
Developing a chronic, degenerative condition like Parkinson’s disease is a raw deal. It’s also horrible when it comes at the age of 36, as it did for me. You’re entering the prime of life and career, and BLAM! Hello, early-onset Parkinson’s disease. It’s totally unfair to young spouses…
Women with Parkinson’s disease have more uneven and unstable muscle contraction than men, even when their clinical symptoms are similar, a study found. The differences are related to the firing of motor units; a motor unit is a single nerve cell and the muscle fibers it controls, which together…
Breathing carbon dioxide (CO2) for brief periods may help activate the brain’s natural cleanup systems that remove toxic proteins in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. Researchers stressed that more work is needed to confirm the results and evaluate the clinical relevance of this approach, but…
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