The search for the holy grail: Promising strategies for slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson's disease
Experts review current research trends and evaluate which of these are likely to succeed over the next two decadesCredit: Department ...
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Targeting epilepsy with electrodes on the head
Researchers to develop patient-specific method for noninvasive brain stimulationCredit: Photo: Bart van Overbeeke. Stimulating the brain with implanted electrodes is ...
The involvement of the gut in Parkinson's disease: hype or hope?
Experts review evidence that, at least in some patients, the disease may begin in the gut, and examine key research ...
Voluntary control of brainwaves in deep brain of patients with Parkinson's disease
Patients with Parkinson's disease can voluntarily control β waves in their deep brain, representing a new approach toward managing disease-related ...
Experts propose revising the criteria for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
What is known about the 'prodromal' phase of Parkinson's disease and how measurement and better understanding may enable earlier treatment, ...
Study looks for DNA changes to measure Parkinson's disease
Two-year effort, funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, will look for molecular indicators in DNA that could aid diagnosis ...
The search for environmental causes of Parkinson's disease moves forward
Scientists evaluate promising research hypotheses for understanding environmental triggers in Parkinson's disease and propose future directions for research in the ...
Emerging evidence of an impending Parkinson's disease pandemic identified
Experts discuss reasons for the increasing number of patients with Parkinson's disease and the challenges that need to be overcome ...
How gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Credit: S. El Aidy, University of Groningen Patients with Parkinson's disease are treated with levodopa, which is converted into dopamine, ...
High pesticide exposure among farmers linked to poor sense of smell later
EAST LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide ...
Defective glial cells can push neurons toward Parkinson's disease
New study suggests an important role for glial cells in Parkinson's disease and offers potential new therapeutic targets.Credit: IDIBELL A ...
Gene therapy could eliminate drug side effect in Parkinson's patients
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan State University researcher has received a $2.8 million federal grant ...
Life Biosciences LLC leads strategic investment in Prana
Life Biosciences LLC leads strategic investment of up to A$44.5 million (US$31.4 million) in Prana MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA AND SAN FRANCISCO, ...
New mouse model reminiscent of Leigh syndrome sheds light on mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Leuven researchers led by professor Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a new role for PARL, a protein that ...
Wireless 'pacemaker for the brain' could offer new treatment for neurological disorders
Device fine-tunes treatment by stimulating and and recording electric current in the brain at the same timeCredit: Rikky Muller, UC ...
Treatment of Parkinson's disease: Separating hope from hype
The article by Dr. Alireza Mohammadi et al. is published in Current Gene Therapy, Volume 18, Issue 4, 2018 Parkinson's ...
Improved stem cell approach could aid fight against Parkinson's
Scientists have taken a key step towards improving an emerging class of treatments for Parkinson's disease. The advance could markedly ...
Parkinson's disease experts devise a roadmap
Issued in conjunction with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, important consensus guidelines for running proof of concept preclinical and clinical ...
Parkinson's disease protein buys time for cell repair
Australian researchers have discovered how a protein linked to Parkinson's disease may protect cells such as neurons in the brainCredit: ...
Salk's Xin Jin receives McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award
Salk scientist receives $300,000 for study of how brain learns and memorizes actions, processes which can go awry in diseases ...
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