May 16, 2013 -
Rare Glimpse Into Parkinson’s Disease Using Neuroimaging Technology
A University of Nebraska Medical Center research team has found a way to monitor brain injuries that occur in Parkinson's disease providing clinicians a rare glimpse into the disease process.
By using magnetoencephalography (MEG) imaging Tony Wilson, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience and lead study investigator, was able to pinpoint the regions of the brain affected by this debilitating disease.
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May 11, 2013 -
Medical researchers close in on new pathway into brain
Stumped for years by a natural filter in the body that allows few substances, including lifesaving drugs, to enter the brain through the bloodstream, physicians who treat neurological diseases may soon have a new pathway to the organ via a technique developed by a physicist and an immunologist working together at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
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May 11, 2013 -
Leukemia drug may benefit, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s disease patients
A drug that is currently used to treat leukemia has been found to slow the production of toxic proteins in the brain. These proteins have been linked to Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia.
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May 11, 2013 -
New discovery offers hope for Parkinson's
Scientists have discovered the three-dimensional structure of the protein Parkin, a finding which may provide new ways to develop drugs to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.
Researchers from McGill University worked in collaboration with teams led by Dr Edward A Fon at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, and Dr Kalle Gehring in the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine.
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May 09, 2013 -
Eating Peppers Tied to Lower Parkinson's Risk, Study Finds
Eating vegetables that naturally contain nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce your risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.
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May 03, 2013 -
Procedure Could Help Local Patients Beat Parkinson's Disease
Researchers hope a procedure using patients' own stem cells will cure Parkinson's Disease, or at least eliminate symptoms for decades.
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May 03, 2013 -
Parkinson's Didn't Stop His Space Walk
It had been a little more than four months since completing my second space shuttle mission, STS-59, on the shuttle Endeavour.
I was finishing my annual flight physical at the Johnson Space Center Flight Medicine Clinic. The words from the flight surgeon were as expected: I was in great condition with nothing of note. Then I asked the doctor to look at my right shoulder because my racquetball game was suffering.
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Apr 30, 2013 -
Power Through Parkinson's
When former NBA star basketball player Brian Grant was diagnosed with Parkinson's, he worked hard to hide the disease from public view. "I was too scared to go on interviews for anchor jobs or jobs where I could maybe be a commentator or radio host," he recalls.
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Apr 30, 2013 -
Researchers Discover Key Protein In Development Of Parkinson’s Disease
By working with mouse and fruit fly hearts, researchers at Washington University (WUSTL) School of Medicine, St. Louis identified a key protein that has a connection with Parkinson’s disease and heart failure.
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Apr 30, 2013 -
Improving mood key for quality of life with Parkinson's
Moods, not motions, may be the biggest challenge for patients with Parkinson's disease.
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Apr 26, 2013 -
Roundup, An Herbicide, Could Be Linked To Parkinson's, Cancer And Other Health Issues, Study Shows
Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility and cancers, according to a new study.
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Apr 23, 2013 -
Medical Device Uses Light to help Parkinson's Patients Overcome "frozen gait' Issues
Parkinson's disease patients, including Toowoomba man Clark Hoey, often experience what doctors describe as "freezing of gait", literally stopping in their tracks for seconds at a time.
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Apr 23, 2013 -
Parkinson's Disease Sufferers 'Face Abuse And Discrimination Because Of Symptoms'
Parkinson's disease sufferers are being subjected to "intolerable levels of prejudice", a charity has warned, after it was found that two in five of those afflicted with the disease have experienced discrimination because of their symptoms.
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Apr 23, 2013 -
Hospital Dangers for Patients With Parkinson’s
It was supposed to be a short stay. In 2006, Roger Anderson was to undergo surgery to relieve a painfully compressed spinal disk. His wife, Karen, figured the staff at the hospital, in Portland, Ore., would understand how to care for someone with Parkinson’s disease.
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Apr 23, 2013 -
Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps
As her mother and father edged toward dementia, Nancy D’Auria kept a piece of paper in her wallet listing their medications.
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