Now, the personalized treatment is poised to touch millions of lives. Parkinson’s disease diagnoses have doubled since the 1990s, affecting 10 million people around the world, including “Back ...

Dopamine, or a lack thereof, also plays a critical role in the onset of Parkinson's, a disease that afflicts an estimated 90,000 Americans every year. Treatment for Parkinson's focuses on managing ...

Now, the personalized treatment is poised to touch millions of lives. Parkinson’s disease diagnoses have doubled since the 1990s, affecting 10 million people around the world, including “Back ...

From laboratory discovery to potential treatment revolution The implications of this discovery reach far beyond academic interest. For patients and families affected by Parkinson’s disease ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the ...

Scientists have finally pinned down a protein that’s largely responsible for Parkinson’s disease. Known as PINK1, the protein has been linked to the disease for decades but its structure and ...

A small new trial published in the journal Nature Medicine describes what would be two firsts for Parkinson's disease, if they pan out: a diagnostic test and a potential immune-based treatment ...

Parkinson’s Disease – Treatment Progression Sedona Shonnard, DPT Physical Therapist, Northern Nevada Medical Center Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative ...

Schiess said it's critical to know Parkinson's can develop at any time and while there's no cure, early detection and treatment can greatly improve quality of life.

Though Parkinson’s is historically associated with nerve cell depletion in the brain, it also affects neurons in the heart that manage autonomic functions such as heart rate and blood pressure.

Patients suffering from Parkinson's disease may soon benefit from a powerful treatment option: stem-cell transplants. In a pair of small studies designed primarily to test safety, two teams of ...