Parkinson's Blog

Brain tissue analysis shows reactive microglia in Parkinson’s disease overexpress Fc gamma receptors, which may lead to inappropriate elimination of functional dopaminergic neurons. These findings suggest a treatment target for Parkinson’s disease.

A crucial hidden detail of the disease.

A tantalizing possibility.

A new support group at the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health is giving patients with Parkinson’s disease a rare opportunity: to learn directly from other patients who have already undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical treatment that can significantly improve quality of life but remains widely underused.

Swedish researchers discover a blood test that can detect Parkinson’s disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear, offering hope for early intervention.

Parkinson’s Europe has praised Traitors UK winner Rachel Duffy for raising awareness of Parkinson’s disease on national TV show

Michael J. Fox acts onscreen for the first time since 2020 in a new clip from Season Three of ‘Shrinking,’ premiering on Rolling Stone.

The study found that anxiety and depression in those with Parkinson disease were significantly associated with fatigue severity.

REM sleep disorder may mark early cognitive decline and raise risk of diseases such as Parkinson’s, a long-term study of iRBD patients suggests.

Recent research links depression to increased risk of Lewy body dementia and Parkinson disease, emphasizing the need for early detection and awareness.