To capture the essence of palliative care, the World Health Organization defines it as the prevention and relief of suffering associated with a life-threatening illness. An article in Parkinson’s…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy A study was done to figure out how people with Parkinson’s disease coped with the illness in their day to day lives,…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today, three research teams are set to dig deeper into developing a potential diagnostic tool to diagnose Parkinson’s- an opportunity awarded in the form of…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Information provided by the Michael J. Fox Foundation showed that the majority of patients that had Parkinson’s disease and also contracted COVID-19…
Parkinson’s UK is nonprofit organization striving to help Parkinson's disease research continue amidst this global pandemic. Their goal is to get clinical research, and specifically studies that necessitate patients participating…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today, a new study published in Family Medicine and Community Health has looked into the relationship between concussions and certain other neurological disorders that patients have…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, a recent study may have discovered the origins of chronic pain and damage to the sensory nerves as found in some cases…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today; Daniel Vesely had a hunch. He had been using mannitol, an easy to access over-the-counter sweetener and supplement often used by people with diabetes,…
Chronic pain affects about two-thirds of those with Parkinson's, making it the major non-motor symptom of the disease. A study published in Movements Disorders has found that anandamide and glucocerebroside…
By Lauren Thayer from In The Cloud Copy Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is progressive, resulting in the patient having problems with movement. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease…
By Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy A research team has found a connection that ties disease-linked alpha-synuclein proteins and their tendency to loosely combine (or to aggregate) and…
As society progresses, certain diseases or conditions become more and more prevalent. For example, chronic conditions like osteoporosis or diabetes have rapidly risen over the past decade. Now, according…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, a recent study describes the development of a new technology called computational mapping algorithms for neural drug delivery (COMMAND), which was designed…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today, an investigational therapy to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease has had its Phase 2 trial approved by the central institutional review…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, older patients with Parkinson's disease appear to have a higher than average rates of vision problems. These issues are also associated with…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, a recent study has found a new connection between two different features that appear in Parkinson's disease. These features are lysosomal dysfunction…
Alpha-synuclein cause damage to mitochondria in patients with Parkinson's disease. These researchers wanted to see if they could see the membrane changes fostered by the alpha-synuclein. The examination of such…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today, three nurses have been awarded $10,000 by The Parkinson’s Foundation to carry out local projects for Parkinson’s patients to better their experience. Each of…
Medtronic’s Percept is the fourth deep brain stimulation (DBS) system that has been approved by the FDA according to a recent article in Parkinson’s News Today. The unique feature…
As reported in Michael J. Fox News, the FDA has just approved the novel Percept PC Neurostimulator, a device inserted into the brain of patients with Parkinson's to administer deep…
Launched in January of 2020, and ending in May, the BEAT-PD Dream Challenge was designed to understand whether passive data collected from sensors could track symptom severity and disease progression…
Parkinson’s News Today recently published an article containing new information about biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease that can be linked to the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. Many people with…
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…
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 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…
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