Vitamin C May Stabilize Levodopa Levels in Patients Using Laxatives
Vitamin C may help to stabilize levodopa and carbidopa levels in the bloodstream of Parkinson’s disease patients who take…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
Wearable Leg Sensors Accurately Detect Parkinson’s Freezing of Gait
Placing sensors on the lower leg to measure acceleration and orientation with movement was the best way to detect…
Supercomputer Simulations Shed Light on Dopamine Release
Proteins involved in nerve cell communication — via the release of signaling molecules such as dopamine, which is abnormally low…
Exercises for Trunk Rigidity Seen to Help Patients Safely Make Turns
A four-week, task-specific exercise program done at home can improve turning ability and balance, and ease disease severity for people…
Impaired Heart Rate Function Linked to Dementia in 5-Year Study
Impairment due to Parkinson’s disease of the involuntary nervous system, which controls heart rate, among other bodily functions, was associated…
Denali’s DNL201 Safely Engages Target Enzyme: Multiple Studies
Denali Therapeutics‘ DNL201, an investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease, was well tolerated in healthy volunteers and patients, and…
African Ancestry Seen to Affect Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number
People of African ancestry in South Africa with Parkinson’s disease have more copies of mitochondrial DNA within their cells…
Female Hormone hCG Seen to Protect Key Neurons in Mouse Study
The female hormone known as chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) protects nerve cells in the brain that are lost in people with…
Study: Iron Deposits in Brain Not Tied to Parkinson’s Development
Iron buildup in the region of the brain largely affected in Parkinson’s disease did not contribute to disease development…
Morning Bradykinesia Common, Device-based Study Confirms
Using a wrist-worn device that continuously monitors body movements, a U.S. study has found 85% of people with Parkinson’s…