Category: Parkinson’s News

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 30, 2024 – University of Rhode Island biomedical engineering associate professor Yalda Shahriari has been awarded a three-year, $463,693 grant from the National Science Foundation for the proposal “Integrated framework for recording and decoding multimodal neural associations of visual hallucinations and motor functions in Parkinson’s disease,” research that will study hallucinations […]

/PRNewswire/ — SandboxAQ announced today it has signed a $25 million research grant through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)…

According to a economic report conducted by Parkinson Canada, the disease comes with a hefty price tag for patients and caregivers, with costs expected to hit $4.4 billion by 2034.

When spraying crops, John O’Brien would end up covered in chemicals including paraquat. He’s one of six farmers from Crookwell who say they have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

A new study suggests multiple penicillin courses may lower Parkinson’s risk by impacting gut bacteria, highlighting a potential gut-brain connection in disease development. A study from Rutgers Health discovered that individuals who had taken multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics showed a sl

Dozens of neurologists are calling on the Australian chemicals regulator to ban paraquat, a toxic herbicide that has been linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease.

He was diagnosed in 2013.

npj Parkinson’s Disease – Deciphering the effects of STN DBS on neuropsychiatric fluctuations in Parkinson’s disease

Spanning nearly 100 laboratories in 45 countries, landmark research has, for the first time, shown an association between genetic brain size and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). And while it doesn’t prove causation, it’s a big step forward in being able to assess risk factors and provide early intervention.

“The idea that Parkinson’s disease can start in the gut is a bit weird…. But our research is charting a map for how this is possible.”