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No causal relationship was identified between Parkinson’s disease and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or its major subtypes, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, in a large-scale European genetic analysis. More research is needed to determine whether other types of intestinal inflammation or unknown inflammatory mediators contribute to developing Parkinson’s,…

Hand movements induced eyeblinks in a 70-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, a case study reported for the first time. Although more studies are necessary, researchers suggest that eyeblink bursts induced by hand movements may be regarded as a potential hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. The case study, “…

Variations in the gene that encodes for the vitamin D receptor were associated with the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease — and with side effects from common dopamine-related treatments, a Slovenian study showed. These findings may help identify people at risk of Parkinson’s as well as those at…

Holly Shill, director of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute, is marking the facility’s 25th year with a bold prediction: within the next 25 years, researchers will find ways to prevent Parkinson’s disease (PD) progression. Shill, a movement disorder neurologist, started as a neurology resident…

Insoluble clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein accumulating in the brain — a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease — can affect patients’ voice, with changes likely occurring years before they develop motor symptoms, a new study suggests. The research, which used the zebra finch — a songbird native to Australia —…

More research is needed to develop models of how family caregiving tends to work in Parkinson’s disease and to test interventions aimed at offering support to caregivers. That’s the argument made by a pair of scientists in the study, “Nursing research in caregivers of people with Parkinson’s…

A research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) will allow Asceneuron to advance work on ASN51, a potential oral therapy for Parkinson’s disease. The unspecified financial award, the foundation’s second to the company, will be used to move ASN51 into a preclinical study of a genetic model…

Nearly six months of a ketogenic diet, one low in carbohydrates and high in fat, eased motor symptoms and anxiety and depression while improving cognition in a woman with mild Parkinson’s disease, a case study found. These findings suggest that a ketogenic diet may offer an additional, non-pharmacological way…

The second version of the MyoCycle, a functional electrical stimulation (FES) bike designed for people with motor disabilities, including Parkinson’s disease, is now available in the U.S. after winning the needed go-ahead from federal regulators. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to developer…

A new documentary on Parkinson’s disease explores global efforts to research, treat, and prevent the progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Called “The Long Road to Hope,” it was produced by the University of Rochester Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) and focuses on a dozen Parkinson’s patients in the United States, Canada,…