According to a recent article in Parkinson’s News Today, researchers at the UCSF Weill Institute discovered that disturbances in circadian rhythm increased a person’s risk of Parkinson's disease threefold. Circadian…
A study in the Journal of Movement Disorders on patients with Parkinson's disease has found a relationship between sedentary living and attention difficulty. Exercise is the age old medicine, with…
According to Parkinson's News Today, researchers have created a silicon-based antioxidant agent that can be supplemented into the diet to prevent neurodegeneration and issues with coordination and motor skills associated…
If you could take a vaccine to prevent disease progression, would you? Well, researchers recently tested the efficacy of such a vaccine for patients with Parkinson's disease. The experimental and…
Patients with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor are no strangers to shaking or tremors. In fact, for patients with Parkinson's disease, their tremor progresses throughout the course of the…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, a recent study has found that a combination treatment of levodopa and carbidopa delivered to the intestines could be an effective treatment…
According to a recent article in Parkinson’s News Today, results of an extension study confirm that FDA approved Nuplazid (pimavanserin) reduces the severity of delusions and hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease…
There is now a new version of the Neupro patch coming! This generic version was created by Vektor Pharma. Vektor concentrates on transdermal systems both through patches on the skin and…
You have a number of different cells throughout your body, all of which perform different functions or provide support. One extremely interesting type are astrocytes, star-shaped glial cells that…
According to Parkinson's News Today, the FDA is reviewing Gocovri as a potential treatment for "off episodes" in patients with Parkinson's disease who are already taking levodopa. "Off episodes"…
Parkinson's News Today recently published an article featuring a study in Italy showing the benefits of deep brain stimulation in patients with late-stage Parkinson’s disease. The history of the subthalamic…
Every day, the world becomes increasingly technological. With this comes advances in many realms, from healthcare to education. Recently, says Parkinson's News, medical technology company Manus Neurodynamica received £750,000 (approx. $950,000)…
What better way to study Parkinson's disease than...to not study it? Well, according to Parkinson's News Today, researchers are hoping to learn more about the disorder by doing just that.…
A study led by Yoon Ho Sup, a Professor at NTU Singapore, and Kwang-Soo Kim, a professor at Harvard University, has uncovered two compounds with the ability to increase the…
As reported in Parkinson’s News Today, a new study has found that high blood levels of the antioxidant uric acid is correlated with heightened risk of developing levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID)…
Happy Friday! The world is full of difficult news right now. If you're looking for ways to educate yourself on some of the problems facing the world right now, especially…
Acadia Pharmaceuticals recently released the results of their Phase 3 trial of Nuplazid, a treatment for the psychosis that Parkinson's disease patients experience. This medication has been approved since 2016,…
Gut bacteria has been connected to a number of conditions: depression, diabetes, and now Parkinson's disease. A study published in Annals of Neurology has shown that gut bacteria is linked…
Though many researchers explored topics of genetics and genomics over the years, the two fields are now emerging as key players within the realm of health and medicine. One…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today; the way that COVID-19 interacts with pre-existing conditions is now being uncovered as the novel virus makes it way across the world. A new…
From 1985 to 1990, Michael J. Fox entertained the world with his portrayals of Marty McFly in the Back to the Future series. Although Marty is figuring out time travel as he…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, an analysis of results from several different clinical trials suggests that the drug istradefylline (marketed as Nourianz) can reduce the duration of…
Medical professionals are already aware that inhaling air pollution can increase one's risk of a number of conditions, including respiratory and heart diseases. They are now discovering that it can…
Medical cannabis has been touted as an effective treatment for a variety of conditions: glaucoma, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and even cancer. But is this controversial product also a potentially treatment…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, the Vercise system, developed by Boston Scientific as a method of deep brain stimulation, was able to provide benefit to Parkinson's disease…
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