Parkinson’s Patients with Poorer Quality of Life May Benefit the Most from Deep Brain Stimulation, Study Finds

Individuals with Parkinon’s disease who have worse quality of life due to their disease-related impairments may benefit most from treatment with deep-brain stimulation. The study with that finding, “Quality of life predicts outcome of deep brain stimulation in early Parkinson disease,”…

Long Daytime Naps Linked to Higher Risk of Parkinson’s in Older Men in 11-year Study

Taking long daytime naps — rather than being excessively sleepy during day hours but not napping — appeared to be linked to a two-times higher risk of Parkinson’s disease in older men in a long-term study. The study, “Excessive daytime sleepiness, objective napping and 11-year risk of Parkinson’s disease…