News tagged with parkinson s disease
New technology helps Parkinson's patients speak louder
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Researchers have developed a new technology that helps Parkinson's patients overcome the tendency to speak too quietly by playing a recording of ambient sound, which resembles the noisy chatter of a restaurant ...
Parkinson's disease: Iron accumulation to the point of demise
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine are the cerebral cells that most commonly die-off in Parkinson's disease. The cells in the so-called substantia nigra, which contain the dark pigment neuromelanin, are affected. ...
From cell division to ageing: Scientists locate main cell switches
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Protein function and gene expression are often regulated by reversible modifications of already existing proteins. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the University ...
Gene therapy found to help patients with Parkinson's
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Jichi Medical University has succeeded in restoring the motor function of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease by injecting their brains with a virus with a built-in gene that has an enzyme to produce dopamine, it ...
Avian influenza strain primes brain for Parkinson's disease
Aug 10, 2009 |
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At least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life, according to new research from St. Jude ...
Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2009 |
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July 13, 2009 - People with Parkinson's disease have significantly higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with Alzheimer's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical ...
New study aims at early diagnosis for ADHD and Parkinson's disease
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Eye movement tests developed by Queen's University researchers to aid in understanding childhood brain development and healthy aging may also help in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and detecting ...
Enzyme fights mutated protein in inherited Parkinson's disease
Jun 26, 2009 |
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An enzyme that naturally occurs in the brain helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
New stem cell research unlocks unknown therapies
May 21, 2009 |
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New treatments for the devastating Parkinson's disease and ALS are in clinical studies in Sweden, thanks to breaking new stem cell research. This news was presented today by Dr. Jonas Frisen, Professor of stem cell research ...
Brain protein central to both Parkinson's, drug addiction identified
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and ...
Glutamate identified as predictor of disease progression in multiple sclerosis
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have identified a correlation between higher levels of glutamate, which occurs naturally in the brain as a byproduct of metabolism, and greater disease burden in multiple sclerosis patients. ...
Pesticide exposure found to increase risk of Parkinson's disease
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The fertile soil of California's Central Valley has long made it famous as one of the nation's prime crop-growing regions. But it's not just the soil that allows for such productivity. Crops ...
External focus improves postural stability in patients with Parkinson's disease
Mar 26, 2009 |
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ALEXANDRIA, VA - Patients with Parkinson disease may be able to improve their postural stability by directing their attention to the external effects of their movements rather than to the movements of their own body, according ...
Study improves insights into Parkinson's disease and possible treatments
Mar 19, 2009 |
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About the only thing doctors have understood about deep-brain stimulation, which is widely used to treat Parkinson's disease symptoms, is that somehow it works for many patients. In a new study that will be published March ...
Nanotech coating could lead to better brain implants to treat diseases
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for ...
