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Deep brain stimulation treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease patients provides benefits
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in movement skills and quality of life after six months than patients who received other medical therapy, but ...
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Immune cells contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that impairs movement, balance, speech, and other functions. It is characterized by the loss of nerves in the brain that produce a substance known as dopamine. Although the ...
High blood pressure pill cuts risk of Parkinson's disease
Feb 06, 2008 |
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People taking a widely used group of drugs known as calcium channel blockers to treat high blood pressure also appear to be cutting their risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the February 6, 2008, ...
Parkinson's disease can affect more than just the body
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Parkinson’s disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide. While the disease is recognized for its profound effects on movement, up to 40 percent of Parkinson’s disease patients also develop changes in thought, behavior and ...
Family study bolsters link between pesticides and Parkinson's
Mar 28, 2008 |
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For the first time, the association between Parkinson’s disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected relatives, according to a study in the online ...
Naturally produced estrogen may protect women from Parkinson's disease
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Women who have more years of fertility (the time from first menstruation to menopause) have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than women with fewer years, according to a large, new study by researchers at Albert ...
Buck research focuses on risk factor for Parkinson's disease
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study demonstrates that high levels of MAO-B, an enzyme that regulates nerve activity in the brain, cause Parkinson’s-like symptoms in mice genetically engineered to overexpress the protein. Furthermore, drugs currently ...
Study to Test if Fading Sense of Smell Signals Onset of Parkinson's
Jan 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many individuals with Parkinson’s disease are able to recall losing their sense of smell well before the onset of more commonly recognized symptoms such as tremors, impaired dexterity, speech problems, memory ...
A balancing act in Parkinson's disease: Phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Both genetic and pathologic data indicate a role for the neuronal protein alpha-synuclein in Parkinson disease. Previous studies have indicated that phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein at amino acid 129 (Ser129) is a key event ...
Blood urate levels associated with the progression of Parkinson's disease
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Higher blood levels of the compound urate, a salt derived from uric acid that is associated with gout, may be associated with a slower progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to an article posted online today that will ...
New study shows that fetal cells to treat Parkinson's disease may not function long term
Apr 06, 2008 |
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Neurons grafted into the brain of a patient with Parkinson’s disease fourteen years ago have developed Lewy body pathology, the defining pathology for the disease, according to research by Jeffrey H. Kordower, PhD, and associates ...
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