Researchers Say Parkinson’s Symptoms Halted in Mice by Blocking Specific Enzyme
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that an enzyme known to be highly active in…
Articles by Magdalena Kegel
Rare Inherited Parkinson’s Disease Appears Linked to Autoimmune Mechanisms
A discovery demonstrating that two Parkinson’s disease risk genes produce proteins preventing the immune system from attacking brain cells makes…
Parkinson’s Research Might Benefit from Novel Discovery of Zinc Transport Protein Structure
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) are closer than ever to understanding the structure of a protein called ZIP4…
Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Traced in Study to Problems with Complex Decisions
Poor decision-making processes — common enough among patients with Parkinson’s disease — may contribute to the movement difficulties that characterize the disease,…
Onset of Parkinson’s Disease May Be Slowed by Metabolite in MS Drug, Mouse Study Shows
Dimethylfumarate (Tecfidera), a drug used to harness multiple sclerosis symptoms, generates a metabolite that could be used in Parkinson’s patients…
Future of Parkinson’s Therapy Might Be in Unfertilized Human Egg Cells, Researchers Say
Unfertilized human egg cells can give rise to so-called parthenogenetic stem cells, having the characteristics of embryonal stem cells…
New Genetic Cause Found in Familial Parkinson’s Disease
A recent publication in the journal Nature Genetics describes a new genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease. The…
Autoantibodies May Link Ulcer Bacteria, Parkinson’s Disease
Infection with the ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has repeatedly been linked to Parkinson’s disease. Recently, researchers revealed that the infection…
Communication Difficulties in Parkinson’s Patients Might Be Mitigated with Simple Guidance, Review Suggests
While Parkinson’s disease is mainly associated with motor deficits, recent research shows that patients suffering this devastating disease are also…
Parkinson’s Patients Can Find Rigidity Relief with Laxatives
Maintenance laxatives can relieve patients with Parkinson’s disease from a progression of rigidity, according to a newly released…