Category: Parkinson’s News

Nobody knows what causes Parkinson’s disease, but new studies suggest it may begin in the gut and spread to the brain.

The state of Florida on Thursday executed Loran Cole, a 57-year-old Florida man who contended that lethal injection would cause him ‘needless pain and suffering’ due to his Parkinson’s disease. The ex…

A study finds that weekend warriors who get most of their exercise over one or two days in a week may reap similar cognitive benefits as those people who exercise more regularly.

Donna Clervi uses boxing and strength training to help Parkinson’s disease patients, as she works toward opening a Parkinson’s Development Center.

Scientists are concerned that a toxic herbicide widely used in Australian farming could be linked to the growing prevalence of Parkinson’s disease. It sat on the regulator’s shelf for review for decades, while the company manufacturing it worked to publicly discredit evidence that its product was harmful.

The 57-year-old Florida man, convicted in the 1994 killing of a college student, argued that lethal injection would cause him “needless pain and suffering” because of the disease.

Days later, Gath, was walking around the kitchen with ease.

The role is to ensure that services are constantly improving, and staff are continually working towards a better standard and understanding of the challenges faced by those living with the disease.

The state of Florida said the execution of an inmate with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed over his legal challenge to the state’s lethal injection procedures.

People with Parkinson’s face a continuous decrease in neuron cells that reduces the levels of dopamine (neurotransmitter) in their body. L-dopa is a chemical that is converted to dopamine in our body and so acts as an anti-Parkinson’s drug.