News tagged with parkinson
Major breakthrough in Alzheimer research: Looking for Alzheimer's causes at cellular level
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Sydney's Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Laboratory have achieved a major breakthrough by finding the causes of Alzheimer's disease at a cellular level and thereby identifying ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Carbon nanostructures -- elixir or poison?
A Los Alamos National Laboratory toxicologist and a multidisciplinary team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from "fullerenes" -- soccer-ball-shaped, cage-like molecules composed of ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Molecular mechanism triggering Parkinson's disease identified
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the death of key nerve cells whose loss causes Parkinson's disease. This discovery not only may explain how a genetic ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 28, 2010 |
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How cells dispose of their waste
German researchers reveal the structure of cellular protein degradation machinery.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Serotonin solves decades-old mystery in Parkinson's disease
Sudden, uncontrolled movements called dyskinesias—a common side effect of treatment for Parkinson’s disease— are a result of excess serotonin cells in transplanted tissue that trick the brain into releasing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2010 |
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First successful double-blind trial of gene therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease
A multi-center gene therapy trial for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease demonstrated reduced symptoms of the progressive movement disorder, according to a new study published in Lancet Neurology. The study ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Two pesticides associated with Parkinson's disease: study
New research shows a link between use of two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson's disease. People who used either pesticide developed Parkinson’s disease approximately 2.5 times more often than non-users.
Feb 12, 2011 |
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Scientists shed light on what causes brain cell death in Parkinson's patients
Just 5 percent of Parkinson's disease cases can be explained by genetic mutation, while the rest have no known cause. But a new discovery by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio may begin ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 07, 2011 |
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New Parkinson's gene is linked to immune system
A hunt throughout the human genome for variants associated with common, late-onset Parkinson's disease has revealed a new genetic link that implicates the immune system and offers new targets for drug development.
Aug 27, 2010 |
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New findings bring hope for possible Parkinson's disease cure
Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Reversal of fortune for Parkinson's disease transplant treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imperial College London researchers have overcome a major obstacle in the development of a transplant treatment which could relieve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to new research ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 02, 2010 |
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An ibuprofen a day could keep Parkinson's disease away
New research shows people who regularly take ibuprofen may reduce their risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Sense of smell holds the key to diagnosis and treatment in early stage Parkinson's disease
A fast, simple and non invasive test of the ability to smell may be an important tool to screen people who are likely to develop Parkinson's disease (PD), in which motor symptoms only become evident at a later stage of the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 11, 2010 |
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New discovery in Parkinson's research
A major lead for potential new treatment for people with Parkinson's Disease has been discovered by a team at Cardiff University.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Michigan hospital launches gene therapy study for Parkinson's disease
A Michigan hospital is embarking on a research study for advanced Parkinson's disease using a state-of-the-art treatment called gene transfer.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2009 |
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