Parkinson’s patients carrying two types of genetic polymorphisms — a gene that has more than one variant in a…
Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) — a protein important in promoting the survival of dopaminergic neurons — are abnormally…
In 2017, the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its latest guidelines on how adult…
Men who lack physical activity have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease at some point in their lives,…
Researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found more than 70,000 genetic sequences that do…
A Parkinson’s disease genetic risk variant, called rs1109303, might have a direct impact on the expression of nearby genes…
Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) seems to be a long-term, effective, and safe therapeutic option for patients with advanced…
Loss or inactivation of a single gene copy of LRRK1 or LRRK2 — LRRK mutations being a common genetic cause…
Physical exercise given in addition to standard treatment can improve overall quality of life in Parkinson’s patients, helping to ease physical…
The LRRK2 gene may play an important role in nonhereditary Parkinson’s disease, not just the familial form as previously thought, researchers…