Category: Parkinson’s News

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Los Angeles Rams tight end Colby Parkinson is off to a quiet start in the wild-card game against the Carolina Panthers. Here’s why.

Nobel Laureate predicts China will account for over half of global Parkinson’s disease cases by 2030, highlighting growing health concerns.

A new UCLA Health study links long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos with a substantially higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. A study led by UCLA Health reports that people who lived for long periods near areas where the pesticide chlorpyrifos was used faced a sig

Stockton students, faculty provide free speech treatment to N.J. residents

The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has publicly disclosed that he has been living with Parkinson’s disease for the past eight years, urging Ghanaians to pay closer attention to changes in their physical movements and to avoid prolonged…

Brett Favre denies reports claiming that he has given up hope battling Parkinson’s disease. The Hall of Fame quarterback said recently he feels blessed while hoping for a future cure.

Brett Favre is fact-checking a recent report on his health … saying while his Parkinson’s has progressed, he is by no means throwing in the towel.

This perspective argues that Parkinson’s disease may involve functional iron deficiency, where bioavailable iron is limited despite normal or elevated total iron in the brain. The authors propose that iron sequestration, not iron toxicity alone, may impair dopamine synthesis and neuronal survival.

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