News articles tagged with 'Parkinson'
Simple blood test diagnoses Parkinson's disease long before symptoms appear
— 2 Dec 2011 10:20 | HealthA new research report appearing in the December issue of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows how scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a simple blood test to…
Early indications of Parkinson's disease revealed in dream sleep
— 29 Mar 2011 15:40 | HealthDuring a large-scale study of the socioeconomic costs of this neurodegenerative disease, Danish researchers, some from the University of Copenhagen, discovered that very early symptoms…
Mayo Clinic researchers tie Parkinson's drugs to impulse control problems
— 28 Mar 2011 16:57 | HealthMayo Clinic researchers found that dopamine agonists used in treating Parkinson's disease result in impulse control disorders in as many as 22 percent of patients…
Study: 'Meaningful improvements' using gene therapy in Parkinson's disease
— 17 Mar 2011 20:19 | HealthA first-of-its-kind study of gene therapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease determined that half of all patients who received the treatment had 'clinically meaningful improvements'…
Newly discovered role for enzyme in neurodegenerative diseases
— 10 Mar 2011 18:56 | HealthNeurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are partly attributable to brain inflammation. Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…
Boosting protein garbage disposal in brain cells protects mice from Alzheimer's disease
— 5 Mar 2011 13:33 | HealthGene therapy that boosts the ability of brain cells to gobble up toxic proteins prevents development of Alzheimer's disease in mice that are predestined to develop it, report researchers…
Stanford scientists create neurones with symptoms of Parkinson's disease from patient's skin cells
— 4 Mar 2011 13:17 | HealthNeurones have been derived from the skin of a woman with a genetic form of Parkinson's disease and have been shown to replicate some key features of the condition in a dish, say researchers…
Study shows ibuprofen may reduce risk of developing Parkinson's disease
— 3 Mar 2011 14:44 | HealthA new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that adults who regularly take ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), have about one-third…
Ibuprofen may lower risk of Parkinson's disease
— 3 Mar 2011 12:20 | HealthNew research suggests that ibuprofen may offer protection against developing Parkinson's disease, according to one of the largest studies to date investigating the possible benefits…
Using amphetamines may increase risk of Parkinson's disease
— 21 Feb 2011 17:06 | HealthNew research shows people who have used amphetamines such as benzedrine and dexedrine appear to be at an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released…