Parkinson's Articles

Pesticides Again Linked to Parkinson’s

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Texas researchers have discovered people with Parkinson’s disease have significantly higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with ...
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Parkinson Drugs May Target Drug-Resistant TB

Monday, July 6th, 2009
A new study suggests existing drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease could be repositioned for use in the treatment of ...
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Impaired Decision-Making Fosters Depression In Parkinson’s

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
A new neuropsychological memory test may help explain why many Parkinson’s disease patients develop depression. The test helps to understand how Parkinson's ...
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Wii Therapy for Parkinson’s

Friday, June 12th, 2009
The Nintendo Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, including depression, according to a Medical College of Georgia researcher. Parkinson's disease ...
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Similar Brain Response for Parkinson’s and Addiction

Friday, May 1st, 2009
Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could ...
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Pesticide Exposure Linked to Parkinson’s

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
For years, farmers have benefited from fungicides and herbicides to increase production. In the fertile environment of California's Central Valley crops like potatoes, ...
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Fish Oil May Protect Cells From Parkinson’s

Monday, April 20th, 2009
Louisiana State University researchers have demonstrated that an omega-3 fatty acid in the diet protects brain cells by preventing the misfolding of a protein resulting from a gene mutation in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's ...
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Understanding Parkinson Stimulation

Friday, April 17th, 2009
A research team lead by has developed a technique to systematically characterize disease circuits in the brain. By precisely controlling individual components of the circuit implicated ...
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Parkinson Meds May Trigger Harmful Behaviors

Thursday, April 9th, 2009
A new study reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develop new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...
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Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Cell Damage

Monday, April 6th, 2009
Investigators have demonstrated that the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease is influenced by damaged to the mitochondria -- the energy center for each cell. In ...
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