Category: Parkinson’s News

Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem believes the global explosion of Parkinson’s disease is less a mystery of aging than a consequence of widespread chemical exposure — and that regulators have failed to act on the science.Bartosz Brzeziński reports for Politico.In short:Parkinson’s disease has more than do…

Diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease is currently often made too late in the disease progression for effective treatment to be started, leaving management of the disease in a similar situation…

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Doctor Sanjay Pandey highlights a new approach to reversing Parkinson’s Disease (PD). He says, “In short, our gut health not only may provide clues, but may also present a precious opportunity in the battle against PD.” Read on to know more.

April is Parkinson’s disease awareness month. About one million Americans have Parkinson’s and that figure could jump to 1.2 million by 2030.

The phase I clinical trials showed stem cell transplants for Parkinson’s disease appear to be safe and might restore dopamine-producing brain cells.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation, nearly 90,000 people in the US are diagnosed with this disease every year.

In the summer of 1982, seven heroin users were admitted to a California hospital paralyzed and mute. They were in their 20s, otherwise healthy — until a synthetic drug they had manufactured in makeshift labs left them frozen inside their own bodies. Doctors quickly discovered the cause: MPTP, a neurotoxic contaminant that had destroyed a … Lire plus

Patients at a Manchester open event say the sport has had a transformative impact on their lives

New research could be able to predict Parkinson’s with an 86 per cent accuracy