Gut-Brain Connection Issues are Critical to Understanding Parkinson’s, Review Contends
Upon breaking down two decades of research about how the gut affects the brain in Parkinson’s disease, a…
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Study Explores Parkinson’s Effect on How Brain Represents Tool Embodiment
A new way to understand and study how the brain represents tool embodiment — the physical actions for using tools…
Wireless Pacemaker-like Device May Offer Real-time Treatment for Parkinson’s, Study Reports
A new neuromodulator — a wireless pacemaker-like device — may provide real-time treatment to patients with diseases such as…
Researchers, Michael J. Fox Foundation Propose New Roadmap for Trials
A new roadmap for preclinical and clinical trials investigating compounds to treat and prevent Parkinson’s disease was…
Neurofeedback System Lets Patients Control Brainwaves Linked to Movement, Researchers Say
Parkinson’s disease patients voluntarily controlled brainwaves associated with motor symptoms using a neurofeedback system, according to new…
Small Vessel Disease Linked to Severity of Motor Impairment in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds
A disorder related to tiny blood vessels in the brain, known as cortical small vessel disease, is directly linked to…
Low Doses of Herbicide and Lectins Led to Parkinsonism in Animals, Study Reports
Ingesting a once widely used herbicide called paraquat along with lectins — proteins in common foods that bind carbohydrates (e.g.,…
World War II Chemical Weapon Antidote May Also Fight Parkinson’s, Researchers Suggest
Dimercaprol, an antidote to a World War II chemical weapon, was shown to be effective in removing a neurotoxin…
Xadago as Add-on Treatment for Parkinson’s Now Approved in Australia
Xadago (safinamide) has been approved in Australia as an add-on therapy to a treatment regimen that includes levodopa for adults…
New Imaging Technique May Aid Early-Stage Diagnosis of Parkinson’s, Study Says
A new imaging agent can efficiently reach the brain and bind toxic amyloid aggregates during early-stage Parkinson’s and…