Category: Parkinson’s News

This could mean better treatments.

/PRNewswire/ — Rock Steady Boxing is a health and wellness program designed for people with Parkinson’s disease, a neurological condition that affects…

A new study has shown that unilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) on the right side of the brain improves motor symptoms in Parkinson’s patients without causing significant declines in verbal fluency.

Hundreds of people are moving Saturday for the same goal — to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. With family, friends and those impacted- participants celebrate the power of movement and the Parkinson’s community with its annual moving day.

A new study has revealed critical metabolic impairments in Parkinson’s disease (PD), focusing on purine metabolism and ATP recycling.

Parkinson’s impacts roughly a million Americans, with the expectation of a 20% growth by 2030.

Marily & Morgan Davies Dean of Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences at TCU and Parkinson’s researcher and expert Chris Watts talks to USA Today.

Results suggest that, rather than stimulating both sides of the brain using DBS, unilateral right DBS may avoid DBS-related declines in verbal fluency and response inhibition in patients with movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

More details are emerging about the Parkinson’s disease diagnosis Brett Favre revealed before Congress this week. The Green Bay Packers legend was diagnosed in January.

A three-year research programme will investigate Parkinson’s disease in unprecedented detail, with the aim of discovering a cure for the condition. The Landmark programme will bring together Parkinson’s UK, Imperial College London, pharma companies GSK, Novartis, Roche and UCB for the first time, and is sponsored by a founding gift of £4m from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. The […]