Drugs to Control Parkinson’s Tremors May Increase Risk of Impulse Control Disorders

Neurologists reported that drugs commonly prescribed for Parkinson’s disease are associated in some people with impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling and binge eating. The article, “Treatment of impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease: Practical considerations and future directions,” was published in the journal Expert Review of…

NIH Has Awarded Two-Year Grant To Study New Parkinson’s Disease Model

The NIH recently announced it has awarded a $413,000, two-year grant to Dr. D. Allan Butterfield, PhD, a researcher at the University of Kentucky (UK) Department of Chemistry and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA), to study a new model of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Dr. Butterfield who is…

Dopamine-Neurons’ High Energy Requirements Leads to Neuronal Overheating in Parkinson’s Disease

In a new study entitled “Elevated mitochondrial bioenergetics and axonal arborization size are key contributors to the vulnerability of dopamine neurons” scientists discovered why dopamine producing neurons are particularly vulnerable in Parkinson’s disease. These new findings point towards a key role for mitochondria and these neurons’ high energy requirements…