SPEAK OUT! Voice Therapy Program Improves Speech in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Shows
A voice therapy program called SPEAK OUT!, developed by the Parkinson Voice Project, can help Parkinson’s disease patients…
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More Than 1 Million Cases of Parkinson’s Predicted in the US by 2030, Study Reports
Approximately 1.2 million people in the United States are predicted to have Parkinson’s disease by the year 2030, according to…
Deep Brain Stimulation Seen to Ease Tremors in Patients with Early-stage Disease in Pilot Study
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) was seen to slow the progression of “rest tremors” in patients with early-stage Parkinson’s disease,…
Hypertension Medicine in Phase 3 Parkinson’s Trial Seen to Protect Nerve Cells of Mice from Damage
Use of a hypertension treatment called Dynacirc (isradipine) — a calcium channel blocker — eased the type of nerve cell…
Russian Researchers Create Software that Predicts Parkinson’s Symptoms
A new software can predict with an accuracy of 96 percent the form of Parkinson’s disease and future symptoms…
Safer Way of Stimulating Neural Stem Cells for Therapies and Research Developed
A new device that can increase the production of viable neural stem cells may change the landscape of neural stem…
Dopamine Agonists Linked to Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds
More than half of Parkinson’s patients who have been treated with a dopamine agonist may develop impulse control disorders over time,…
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Hold Therapeutic Potential for Parkinson’s, Study Finds
Very tiny particles of cerium oxide — a compound with antioxidant effects — can prevent the toxic effects of alpha-synuclein…
Ceramides May Be the Missing Link Between PLA2G6 Mutations and Parkinson’s, Study Suggests
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital researchers have found that a family of fat molecules, called ceramides, are key…
Viruses Targeting Gut Bacteria May Be Players in Parkinson’s Disease, Study Suggests
Viruses that infect bacteria, known as bacteriophages, may contribute to the onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease by unsettling the…