Freezing of Gait Linked to More Severe Disability, Advanced Disease in Parkinson’s Study
Freezing of gait — the description for a Parkinson’s symptom in which a person’s feet become briefly “glued to…
Articles by Catarina Silva, MSc
Appendix Removal Early in Life Reduces Risk of Developing Parkinson’s, Study Shows
The healthy human appendix contains Parkinson’s disease-related alpha-synuclein aggregates, and removing the organ early in a person’s life reduces…
UAB Researchers Awarded $2.5M to Study Role of Gut Microbiome in Parkinson’s
The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command has awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant to a team of…
Parkinson’s Study Analyzes Levodopa‐induced Dyskinesia’s Effect on Sleep
When a person is awake, brain circuit activity is constantly “on.” This activity needs to be normalized during sleep. Researchers now…
DNA Mutations Acquired Before Birth May Lead to Parkison’s in Adulthood, Study Suggests
Spontaneous mutations that occur in DNA before birth — part of cell division and reproduction in the growing brain —…
Tremor-Dominant Parkinson’s Linked to Less Severe Cognitive Decline, Study Says
Specific motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease have a corresponding cognitive profile, with the tremor-dominant type being associated with less severe…
Parkinson’s Patients with Tendency to Fall Control Balance Differently than Non-Fallers, Study Suggests
Parkinson’s disease patients who have a tendency to fall use different strategies to control their balance than those who do…
Cell Surface Molecule Seen as Player in Spread of Protein Clumps That Compose Lewy Bodies
How cell surface proteins participate in spreading, from one cell to another, misfolded proteins related to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s…
Man-made Cannabis Induced Psychosis in Parkinson’s Patient, Case Report Says
A recent case report describes a 70-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease who developed psychosis after taking nabilone, a man-made form of…
Structural Changes in Brain Predict Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Suggests
Structural changes in a specific region of the brain can predict the onset of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s patients who…