Parkinson’s Disease News

Through Louisiana Tech University‘s (LTU) Student Scholar program, participants are both learning and teaching others about Parkinson’s disease (PD) and available support. Lauren Tompkins is one of two students currently in the program at LTU’s Parkinson Resource Center (PRC), which aims to promote a healthy PD community by connecting people, programs, ideas and resources. A sophomore nursing student, Tompkins works ... read more

The progression of Parkinson's disease is characterized by a reduced ability of the brain to produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for the messaging that controls body movement. For this ... read more

Hand tremors, slow movement, stiffness, and loss of balance are all symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It has no cure, but a boxing class for patients is helping them keep the symptoms at bay. ... read more

The top contributor to familial Parkinson's disease is mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), whose large and difficult structure has finally been solved, paving the way for targeted ... read more

The disease, which normally affects people later in life, forced Ryan to make a "scary" decision. ... read more

A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson's, something no treatment can currently do. ... read more

A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson's, something no treatment can currently do. ... read more

Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT) and the Van Andel Institute (VAI) will contribute $4.5 million in total to support a global program that seeks to develop disease-modifying Parkinson’s therapies. The three-year funding agreement backs the international Linked Clinical Trials (LCT) initiative, established by the two organizations in 2012 to identify treatments that might slow, stop, and reverse Parkinson’s disease (PD) largely by ... read more

Increasing evidence links insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) deficiency to the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease, a review study said. Estrogen, the female sex hormone thought to hold potential beneficial effects against Parkinson’s, or PD, may exert its protective actions via IGF-1, the researchers said. The data may open new avenues to develop combined therapies for brain preservation and ... read more

Her hands wrapped in boxing gloves, Debra Noakes squared herself as she methodically and powerfully delivered a combination of punches to mitts held by Karin Gallagher. Noakes, a 59-year-old retired ... read more

Louisiana Tech offers weekly class to help Parkinson's patients stay active and flexible. Program builds on past success of Rock Steady Boxing. ... read more

“I couldn’t walk, so I was crawling down the hallway. My life had come to a grinding halt.” He suffered his first tremor 19 years ago, the beginning of a rocky journey of pain, tremors and the ... read more

What causes neurons to die in Parkinson's disease? Parkinson's disease is a long-term (chronic) neurological condition that affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide. ... read more

Wearable technology and other mobile data-gathering devices should replace self-reporting diaries to track symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study from a large industry and academic collaboration argues. The study was published January 17 in npj Digital Medicine. ... read more

Memory-related mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease may be associated with a more severe buildup of alpha-synuclein protein in the brain — such as that observed in more advanced stages of the disease, a study finds. The results of the study, “Neuropathological Findings in Parkinson’s Disease With Mild Cognitive Impairment,” were published in Movement Disorders. Studying neuropathological markers — meaning ... read more

People with Parkinson’s disease reported a need for increased planning in their lives due to limited mobility and restrictions in everyday life caused by a decrease in their balance control, a study shows.  Study participants described using specific movement and cognitive strategies as a consequence of not trusting their bodies’ capacity to control balance. Their ability to engage in social ... read more

Ozzy Osbourne is no spring chicken. Last month, he revealed to Good Morning America that he is currently battling Parkin's II. Parkin's II is a form of Parkinson's Disease, and according to Sharon is ... read more

Although he only recently revealed his diagnosis, Ozzy Osbourne has been fighting Parkinson's disease for nearly 20 years. The metal legend tells the Los Angeles Times that he was first diagnosed with ... read more

Ozzy Osbourne has been living with Parkinson's disease since 2003. In January, Ozzy, 71, and his wife Sharon appeared on Good Morning America and revealed he had been diagnosed with the brain illness, ... read more

TOKYO, Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A light-sensitive protein can restore mitochondria function in fruit flies bearing a gene mutation associated with Parkinson's disease and relieve its symptoms, report researchers at Juntendo University in the journal Communications Biology. The ... read more

What causes neurons to die in Parkinson's disease? Parkinson's disease is a long-term (chronic) neurological condition that affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people ... read more

Wearable technology and other mobile data-gathering devices should replace self-reporting diaries to track symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study from a large industry and academic ... read more

Palliative care — focusing on physical, psychosocial and spiritual treatment — for people with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders (PDRD) led to a significantly better quality of life (QoL) than standard care alone, a study finds. Easing of both non-motor and motor symptom severity was linked to palliative care intervention — and those with the greatest needs benefited the most, ... read more

Activated immune T-cells can infiltrate the brain and promote neurodegeneration in non-human primate models of Parkinson’s during the chronic stages of the disease, a study has found. Results of the study, “Chronic infiltration of T lymphocytes into the brain in a non-human primate model of Parkinson’s disease,” were published in the journal Neuroscience. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by ... read more

To better understand the relationship between physical activity and Parkinson's Disease (PD) investigators in Sweden analyzed medical records of nearly 200,000 long-distance skiers who took part in the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race. They established that a physically active lifestyle is associated with close to a 30% reduced risk for PD, which might be explained by a motor reserve among the ... read more