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Parkinson's: Could a high-calorie diet increase lifespan?
Weight loss within a year of a Parkinson's diagnosis may raise the risk of dementia and shorten lifespan, say researchers. Could a high-calorie diet help? (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Neurodegeneration: New cell death mechanism revealed
New research uncovers the mechanism by which brain cells die in neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Parkinson's disease. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - November 23, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news

Dementia: Unprecedented detail of brain damage revealed
Scientists use cutting-edge technology to show how Lewy body dementia affects more than 1 million synapses, the tiny connections between neurons. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

How does Parkinson's disease influence depression?
A look at the link between Parkinson ’s disease and depression. Included is detail on what the symptoms are and the treatments available. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - October 27, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Parkinson's breakthrough: New disease-causing mechanism found
Groundbreaking research forces us to reconsider what we know about the origin of Parkinson's symptoms; new findings could change treatment practices. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - October 2, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Pancreatic cancer could be treated with a Parkinson's drug
Carbidopa, commonly used together with L-Dopa to treat Parkinson's disease, was found to stop tumor growth in mice and human cancer lines. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 29, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Pancreatic Cancer Source Type: news

Diabetes drug cuts Parkinson's risk by 28 percent, study finds
Glitazones - a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes - could lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by more than a quarter. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 28, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Can coffee help to treat Parkinson's? Not likely
Following up on a previous study, researchers find that caffeine is unlikely to improve movement symptoms for patients with Parkinson's disease. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 28, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Parkinson's: Sniff test could predict risk up to a decade earlier
New study suggests that a test of olfaction could determine a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease up to 10 years before a diagnosis. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 7, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Antidepressants could delay Parkinson's progression
Nortriptyline - a tricyclic antidepressant - can prevent the formation of toxic brain clusters associated with Parkinson's disease, a new study finds. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 6, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Compound regulates genetic risk factor in Parkinson's disease
Suchi Mittal and colleagues have identified beta-2 adrenergic receptor ( β2AR) agonists as compounds that can reduce levels of the alpha-synuclein gene, which has been implicated in increased risk... (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 6, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news

Monkeys with Parkinson's disease benefit from human stem cells
One of the last steps before treating patients with an experimental cell therapy for the brain is confirmation that the therapy works in monkeys. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - September 5, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news