MJ Fox Parkinson’s Research Foundation Receives $10K from Alegeus and Its Employees
Alegeus recently announced it will donate a total of $20,000 to three charities chosen by employees as part of its…
Articles by Ana de Barros, PhD
Parkinson’s Balance Problems May Be Evident Decades Before Disease Diagnosed
People with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of bad falls and hip fractures as early as 26 years before diagnosis, partly because…
Diagnosing Early Parkinson’s Disease With Gland Biopsy Shows Real Promise
Mayo Clinic researchers in Arizona and Banner Sun Health Research Institute have found that a biopsy of a portion of a person’s…
Parkinson’s Patients Seen to Gain in Dexterity, Strength with Hand Exercises
Researchers report that a single hand-exercise session, lasting just 15 minutes, improved both manual dexterity and movement in patients with Parkinson’s disease,…
Parkinson’s Patients Unlikely to Benefit Greatly from Personalized Physical Therapy
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy do not improve the quality of life for patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s…
New Parkinson’s Treatment Possible in Cholesterol-lowering Drug
Simvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug, will be investigated as a potential treatment option for Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Researchers hope this drug might one day effectively…
Parkinson’s Balance, Gait May Be Helped by Dementia Drug
A drug typically prescribed for dementia may help prevent debilitating falls in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a study, “Rivastigmine…
Many Parkinson’s Disease Programs in Development, GBI Research Reports
An analysis from business intelligence provider GBI Research titled “Frontier Pharma: Parkinson’s Disease — Identifying and Commercializing…
Early Weight Loss in Parkinson’s Patients Could Reflect Disease Severity
A recent study published in JAMA Neurology suggested an association between weight loss in patients with early Parkinson’s disease and…
Top 10 Parkinson’s Disease Stories of 2015
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