New research gives further evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson’s disease
LJI scientists link immune cells to Parkinson's disease onsetCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--A new study co-led by ...
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Being right-brained or left-brained comes down to molecular switches
Findings may explain why Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders impact one side of the body before the otherCredit: Courtesy ...
Optical imaging technology may help surgeons better treat cancer, brain diseases
Credit: Purdue University/Brian Bentz WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new tool for medical professionals may help shed more light on ...
Potential therapy for rare neurologic disease
UC researchers discover use of targeted therapy for diseaseCredit: Colleen Kelley/ UC Creative + Brand A targeted therapy, currently being ...
Jumping genes help make neurons in a dish
Credit: © 2020 Della Valle et al. The process of making functional brain cells in a lab dish requires the ...
‘Natural killer’ cells could halt Parkinson’s progression
Credit: UGA Researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center and their colleagues have found that "natural killer" white ...
Innovative ways to battle Parkinson’s disease
HZDR researchers are developing a new radiotracer for differential diagnosticsCredit: HZDR / B. Tiedemann An interdisciplinary team from the Institute ...
The Open Wearables Initiative expands founding team; begins soliciting algorithms and datasets for wearable and connected health technologies
OWEAR Founders Shimmer, GGIR software and algorithms author Dr. Vincent van Hees, and Nextbridge Health are now joined by non-profits ...
Long-distance skiers may have ‘motor reserve’ that can delay onset of Parkinson’s disease
In a long-term study of 200,000 long-distance skiers, participants were almost 30% less likely to develop Parkinson's diseaseCredit: Vasaloppet Registry ...
Parkinson’s and the immune system
MedicineCredit: RUB, Kramer The team was thus able to provide further evidence that there are interfaces between the nervous system ...
EU funds 3m project to develop nanodevices against epilepsy and Parkinson’s
Novel nanotechnologies could be used as brain implants, modulating the activity of nerve cells electrochemically and treating neurological diseasesCredit: Photo ...
Parkinson’s disease may start before birth
Stem cell study finds malfunctioning brain cells in patients who were diagnosed before age 50; researchers test potential new treatmentCredit: ...
Study unravels new insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein
Research on alpha-synuclein highlights a potential therapeutic strategyCredit: Anderson, Hirpa, Zheng, Banerjee and Gunawardena, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Jan. 2020. ...
Progress in unraveling the mystery of the genomics of Parkinson’s disease
The International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC) reviews the progress made since it was founded ten years ago and looks ...