Parkinson’s disease doesn’t begin in the brain at all—it starts in the digestive system, sometimes decades before the first tremor appears.

One link between agricultural chemicals and Parkinson's disease was discovered by accident. In the late 1980s, attempts to concoct a heroin-like drug resulted in a chemical called MPTP, Fasano said.

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are caused by genetics, the cause is unknown in most.

1 of 3 | A new, simple blood test developed by Israeli researchers could allow Parkinson's disease sufferers to get an early warning before their motor symptoms manifest, by which time it is too ...

Many patients with Parkinson's Disease do not have the right specialists diagnosing and treating them because the U.S. has only around 660 movement disorder specialists.

Eating about a dozen servings of ultraprocessed food each day could more than double your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. A single serving in the study was 8 ...

Seeding kinetics also predicted cognitive decline in a subgroup of Parkinson's patients in the PPMI cohort who did not have Alzheimer's disease co-pathology (HR 1.80, 95% CI 1.03-3.18, P =0.04).

Earwax may provide an unexpected early warning of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to new research. Peakstock – stock.adobe.com In this recent study, researchers in China analyzed wax swabs ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect about 10 million people globally, and about 1.1 million people in the United States, according to the Parkinson's Foundation.

Ear wax may provide an unexpected early warning of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to new research. In particular, its odor could help clinicians detect the progressive neurological movement ...

Long-term consumption of a high level of ultraprocessed foods was linked with an uptick in nonmotor prodromal Parkinson's disease symptoms, a prospective study of nearly 43,000 U.S. health ...

Parkinson ‘s disease affects nearly one million Americans, with approximately 60,000 new diagnoses each year. Yet studies suggest that up to 25% of patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s may ...