Parkinson

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive brain cell death and extensive loss of motor function. Despite much research being conducted on this disease, there are no definitive diagnostic tests currently…
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New study from Child Mind Institute researchers highlights potential use for diagnosis and treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors, such as chronic hair-pulling NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2019) - In a new study published in npj Digital…
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Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A new study from Iowa State University biomedical researchers illuminates the biological processes by which exposure to some metals can contribute to the onset of Parkinson's-like…
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A large study jointly led by Queen Mary University of London and UCL aims to identify people at risk of developing Parkinson's, years before the condition is currently detected, with a view to treating and alleviating it at a much earlier…
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WASHINGTON -- Laboratory analysis from the first arm of a phase II clinical trial testing the use of nilotinib in patients with Parkinson's disease demonstrates precisely how the agent increases levels of dopamine in the brains of study…
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RCSI-coordinated project to inform future Parkinson's treatment developmentCredit: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE Tuesday, 12 March 2019: A new research study aims to deepen the understanding of Parkinson's so that better treatments can…
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Successful pharmacological activation of Nurr1 opens doors to novel therapies for incurable movement disorder UC San Francisco researchers have for the first time developed a strategy for targeting a key molecule implicated in…
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Large international study will help select and categorize patients for better clinical trialsCredit: The Neuro A large multi-centre study of more than 1,200 patients provides important predictors of Parkinson's disease progression, which…
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Team with roots at the University of Delaware has received a $440,000 grant to test the VibeForward, which reduces symptoms of freezing of gaitCredit: Kathy Atkinson/ University of Delaware A Mid-Atlantic research team with roots at the…
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Researchers review evidence of the effect of exercise on non-motor symptoms of PD in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease Amsterdam, NL, March 4, 2019 - Exercise has potential to improve non-motor as well as motor symptoms of Parkinson's…
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Researchers at UNIGE have successfully demonstrated that electroencephalography can be used to accurately study activity in the deep areas of the brainCredit: © UNIGE The subcortical areas of the brain, situated in its deepest reaches,…
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Scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University Medical Center Goettingen (UMG) have been able to alleviate motor disorders in mice that resemble those seen in Parkinson's patients. The rodents…
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Amsterdam, NL, February 27, 2019 - A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson's disease. The study…
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Tool leverages computer vision and machine learning to screenings in low-resource environments Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), Queen's University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can…
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