Drug homing method helps rethink Parkinson’s
The brain is the body’s most complex organ, and consequently the least understood. In fact, researchers like Michael Tadross, MD, […]
A group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators is proposing that targeting immune checkpoints — molecules that regulate the activity […] How middle-aged men can start fights…in their sleep (and it can be a warning sign of Parkinson’s) REM sleep behaviour […] Over time, half of the people taking certain drugs for Parkinson’s disease may develop impulse control disorders such as compulsive […] Despite efforts to eradicate it, syphilis is on the rise. Until now, most health agencies focused on treating infected people […] Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University believe they have uncovered an “Achilles heel” of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and […] The National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that approximately 50,000 individuals in the United States receive a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis […] A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. […] The researchers report significant reduction in the severity and duration of freezing of gait, improved cognitive processing speed and reduced […] Dopamine, a signaling chemical in the brain, has the lofty job of controlling emotions, moods, movements as well as sensations […]Parkinson’s
Regulating microglial activity may reduce inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases: Activating immune checkpoint molecules could reduce imbalance between neuroprotection and neurotoxicity
How middle-aged men can start fights…in their sleep
Half of those on Parkinson’s drugs may develop impulse control problems
Finally, hope for a syphilis vaccine: Syphilis researchers have identified exterior proteins on the bacteria that could serve as vaccine targets
Potential ‘Achilles heel’ in brain cancer
Parkinson’s: ‘Adaptive’ brain implant may improve therapy
Study uncovers cause of pesticide exposure, Parkinson’s link: Low-level exposure to the pesticides disrupts cells in a way that mimics the effects of mutations known to cause Parkinson’s disease
World first use of cognitive training reduces gait freezing in Parkinson’s patients
Mutation of worm gene, swip-10, triggers age-dependent death of dopamine neurons: Death of dopamine-producing cells key feature of Parkinson’s disease