Long-term exposure to ozone, a form of air pollution, may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study from Finland. “In this nationwide register study of long-term exposure to gaseous air pollutants and [Parkinson’s] risk, we observed a borderline statistically significant increased risk for [Parkinson’s]…
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One afternoon, my late uncle Brandon came inside after spending some time outdoors, and something immediately felt different. Normally, he’d head straight for the refrigerator to grab a bottle of water before settling into his chair. That afternoon, though, he rounded the corner into the hallway and … stopped. He…
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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), a technique that uses processed stool from a healthy donor to help restore healthy bacteria in the gut, may provide a small, short-term improvement in daily motor activities for people with Parkinson’s disease, but current evidence does not show sustained benefits for overall motor function,…
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Pretreatment with curcumin, a compound found in the spice turmeric, helped protect motor function in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease, a new study found. Findings suggest that curcumin helped protect dopamine-producing nerve cells by activating autophagy, a process cells use to recycle unneeded material. This cellular recycling process,…
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New funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) will support lab studies of a one-time gene therapy candidate for Parkinson’s disease. Shape Therapeutics, a U.S. company that investigates RNA-based therapies, will use the newly awarded research grant to conduct preclinical studies of its…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to sasineprocel (ANPD001), an experimental cell therapy to treat Parkinson’s disease. The designation, given to promising regenerative therapies (treatments that aim to replace or restore disease-damaged tissue) that could substantially improve care for serious diseases, …
Becoming educated and informed about Parkinson’s is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your Parkinson’s journey.
There is no cure for Parkinson’s yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about current therapeutic approaches here.
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