Digital Home Sensors May Help With Early Detection of Parkinson’s
In-home, non-contact sensors that can identify changes in movement and behaviors may allow age-related diseases, including Parkinson’s, to be…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
Parkinson’s Patients’ Quality of Life Enhanced With Mirapex: Trial Data
Mirapex (pramipexole) improved the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease compared to a placebo, according to a…
Aging Process Weighs on Parkinson’s Symptoms With Later-age Onset
Older age at disease onset is associated with greater motor and nonmotor impairment in people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease,…
Patients’ Depression Often Carries Over to Care Partners
More disability and higher levels of depression in Parkinson’s disease patients predicted an increase in burden and depression of their care…
Brain Training App Useful in Early Parkinson’s Cases: Pilot Study
The cognitive exercise smartphone app NeuroNation, which combines personalized tasks and gamification, is useful and feasible for adults with…
Brain Ultrasound Signals Linked to Motor Disability, Gait
Enhanced ultrasound signals in the substantia nigra, the area of the brain impacted by Parkinson’s disease, are associated with…
Microelectrode Recording in DBS Found Not to Affect Motor Outcomes
The change in motor symptoms after deep brain stimulation (DBS) in people with Parkinson’s disease did not differ…
Citric Acid CQDs Shown to Protect Dopaminergic Neurons in Models
Nanomaterials with potent antioxidant properties called carbon quantum dots prevented Parkinson’s disease-related neurodegeneration in nerve cells and a worm…
More Extensive GI Biopsy May Help in Diagnosing Parkinson’s
A more extensive biopsy involving larger tissue samples taken from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of people with Parkinson’s disease…
Monocytes May Reflect Parkinson’s Response to Immune Therapy
Changes in gene activity and protein production were seen in immune cells known as monocytes from Parkinson’s disease patients…