Henry Ford Health System first in U.S. to offer next generation deep brain stimulation
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (Feb. 18, 2021) - The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Henry Ford ...
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Study reveals neurons responsible for rapidly stopping behaviors, actions
First-ever study in people describes 'stop signal neurons' in patients with Parkinson's diseaseCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Feb. 3, 2021) -- ...
Our gut-brain connection
'Organs-on-a-chip' system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseasesCredit: Martin Trapecar, MIT CAMBRIDGE, ...
Accurate drug dosages with proton traps
An electronic proton-trapping ion pump for selective drug deliveryCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a proton ...
Threads that sense how and when you move? New technology makes it possible
Engineers created thread sensors that can be attached to skin to measure movement in real time, with potential implications for ...
Study suggests that gut fungi are not associated with Parkinson’s disease
Although the bacterial microbiome is strongly connected to PD and gut dysfunction is nearly universal in this diseaseCredit: Parkinson Canada/Parkinson ...
General health checkups may detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Masahisa Katsuno A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit (the ...
Focused ultrasound shows promise for Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UVA Health A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson's disease symptoms that ...
Neuroscientists seek Parkinson’s, addiction insights by tracking gene expression
Credit: Preston Ge/MIT Picower Institute Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation ...
Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug
Credit: Phil Robinson Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a ...
Eye exam could lead to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Parkinson’s patients use telehealth access for speech improvement during pandemic
Credit: Steve Mogensen/SpeechVive WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - SpeechVive Inc. announced Thursday (Nov. 19) it is making its remote calibration software ...
Aarhus University links brain research and artificial intelligence in new centre
A new cross-disciplinary centre will develop brain-machine interface technologies. One of the goals is to develop next-gen technology to monitor, ...
Shimmer Research receives CE certification for its Verisense Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor for clinical trials
Shimmer's wearable sensor is now recognized as a medical device in Europe, capable of providing continuous, medical-grade measurements of a ...