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Parkinson's disease treatment strategies appear to have similar long-term effects on disability
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Patients with early Parkinson disease appear to have similar overall levels of disability and quality of life six years after beginning treatment with either levodopa or a dopamine agonist, according to a report posted online ...
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Drug reduces daily 'off' time for Parkinson patients
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Parkinson disease patients taking the drug, ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release significantly reduced their daily "off" time in which Parkinson's symptoms like tremor, slowness, stiffness, and walking difficulty return as ...
Dopamine-related drugs affect reward-seeking behavior
Apr 26, 2007 |
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Drugs that adjust dopamine levels in the brain greatly affect how people react to success and failure, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual Meeting in Boston.
Cough medicine fights dyskinesias in Parkinson's
Nov 07, 2007 |
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A cough suppressant and a drug tested as a schizophrenia therapy curb the involuntary movements that are disabling side effects of taking the Parkinson's disease medication levodopa, Portland scientists have found.
Cell-based therapy shows promise in patients with Parkinson's disease
Apr 28, 2008 |
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A novel cell therapy using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells attached to tiny gelatin bead microcarriers implanted in the brain can improve the symptoms of patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Electrode re-implantation helps some Parkinson's disease patients
May 12, 2008 |
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A study of seven patients with Parkinson’s disease suggests that those who have poor results following implantation of electrodes to stimulate the brain may benefit from additional surgery to correct the electrode placement, ...
Drug improves tremors, involuntary movements in Parkinson patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 02, 2007 |
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A drug used to treat epilepsy has been found to significantly improve tremors, motor fluctuations, and other involuntary movements, or dyskinesias, in patients with Parkinson disease, according to a study published in the ...
Higher education level, greater disability associated with treatment timing in Parkinson's disease
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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Individuals who have higher levels of education and who are more impaired by Parkinson's disease appear to require treatment for their symptoms earlier than do other patients, according to a report posted online today that ...
Parkinson's disease medication triggers destructive behaviors
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...
Old drugs need 'repurposing' for new uses, physician says
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Overly restrictive intellectual property laws devalue the "repurposing" of existing medications for new uses, slowing their availability as life-saving treatments, a Portland researcher contends.
Energy supplement under study for Parkinson's disease
Mar 22, 2007 |
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Whether a supplement used by athletes to boost energy levels and build muscle can slow progression of Parkinson’s disease is the focus of a North American study.
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