Researchers in Australia are planning to test therapies already being used in other inflammatory conditions, as well as new compounds, for their potential to block brain inflammation and halt Parkinson’s disease progression. Conducted by researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia, the study, “Pharmacological…
A protein called osteonectin may be implicated in Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a computer-based analysis. The study, “In silico method for identification of novel copper and iron metabolism proteins in various neurodegenerative disorders,” was published in the journal NeuroToxicology. Excessive production of copper and…
Symptoms of apathy and depression are more frequent and severe in Parkinson’s patients with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) than in patients without this disorder, according to a study. Findings also showed that women with Parkinson’s and RBD are more likely to experience apathy than men.
A compound called emapunil prevented the characteristic loss of nerve cells associated with Parkinson’s disease, lowered levels of dopamine, brain inflammation, and motor deficits in a mouse model of the disease. Researchers suggest that treatment with emapunil, already proven safe in humans as a therapy for anxiety disorders, may…
Parkinson’s patients treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) are not more impulsive than other patients or healthy people toward food or monetary rewards, according to new research. The study, “Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and the temporal discounting of primary and secondary rewards,” was…
Parkinson’s disease patients living in rural areas in Iowa show improved respiratory function with group therapeutic singing delivered via telemedicine, according to a pilot study. The study, “The Feasibility of Group Therapeutic Singing Telehealth for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease in Rural Iowa,” was published in the journal…
Wives who take care of husbands with Parkinson’s disease have greater impairments in their stability while standing than housewives or more active women of the same age, a study shows. The research, “Postural stability in Parkinson’s disease patients’ wives and in elderly women leading different lifestyles,”…
A tool called Vercise Cartesia Directional Lead is intended to provide more precise deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at UHealth — University of Miami Health System recently became the first in the Eastern U.S. and the second in the country to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers, physicians, and health care providers that infusions of plasma from young donors for the treatment of normal aging or diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s are not approved and have not undergone the agency’s rigorous testing for efficacy…
Naturally occurring gene variations in brain cells may explain why dopamine-producing neurons are the first to die in people with Parkinson’s, according to a new study. The findings also suggest that brain regions with a greater number of these variations are more likely to undergo cell death later in…
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