Parkinson's disease

Anxiety Doubles Parkinson’s Risk – Neuroscience News

Anxiety Doubles Parkinson’s Risk – Neuroscience News

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers found that people over 50 with anxiety have twice the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Using UK primary care data ...

Vitamin B Deficiency in Gut Linked to Parkinson’s

Vitamin B Deficiency in Gut Linked to Parkinson’s

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A new study reveals a link between gut bacteria and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Researchers found a decrease in genes responsible for ...

Cancer Drug May Halt Parkinson’s Spread

Cancer Drug May Halt Parkinson’s Spread

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers discovered a novel therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease, the Aplp1 protein, which facilitates the spread of harmful alpha-synuclein proteins in ...

Age-Linked Sympathetic Denervation Worsens PD Non-Motor Symptoms

Age-Linked Sympathetic Denervation Worsens PD Non-Motor Symptoms

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers found that Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients with sympathetic denervation in major salivary glands and the heart exhibit more severe non-motor ...

What is dementia? Types, symptoms, causes and treatment

What is dementia? Types, symptoms, causes and treatment

Health
Sarah Carter

By the year 2040, there will be 1.7 million people in the UK living with dementia, according to the latest concerning forecasts ...

Enhancing Neurogenesis for Parkinson’s Treatment

Enhancing Neurogenesis for Parkinson’s Treatment

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers have pioneered a method to enhance the generation of dopaminergic neurons, crucial for Parkinson’s disease treatment, by targeting specific receptors ...

Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s Progression

Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s Progression

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Optical coherence tomography, commonly used in eye exams, can monitor neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease patients by measuring the thickness of the ...

Myths about Parkinson’s disease you shouldn’t believe, according to experts

Myths about Parkinson’s disease you shouldn’t believe, according to experts

Health
Sarah Carter

Is what you know about Parkinson’s accurate? (Getty Images) From Jeremy Paxman and Michael J. Fox to Hollyoaks’ Lysette Anthony, celebrities sharing ...

Brain Area Linked to Attention Control Identified

Brain Area Linked to Attention Control Identified

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subthalamic nucleus, a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, may influence more than just motor control. This ...

Nose vs. Gut: Unraveling Parkinson’s Toxic Origins

Nose vs. Gut: Unraveling Parkinson’s Toxic Origins

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A pivotal hypothesis paper challenges existing theories on Parkinson’s disease origins, proposing environmental toxicants as key culprits. This study suggests that ...