Changes in brain structure and function in a multisport cohort of retired female and male athletes, many years after suffering a concussion: implications for neuroplasticity and neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis - Turner M, Belli A, Castellani RJ.
BACKGROUND: Cumulative effects of traumatic brain injury is of increasing concern, especially with respect to its role in the etiology and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Ultrasound procedure aims to better treat essential tremor and Parkinson ’s disease
A relatively new procedure using high-intensity focused ultrasound is aiming to better treat essential tremor and Parkinson ’s Disease. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Connie Gentry Source Type: news
How Saudi investors found their way into an East Bay biotech targeting epilepsy
Hevolution ’s first Bay Area investment, in a Berkeley company, could help the company target Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
AXIM Biotechnologies Develops Diagnostic Test for Parkinson ’s Disease That Uses Tear Drop Specimens and Returns Results in Less than 10 Minutes at the Point of Care
New non-invasive test could replace traditional painful spinal taps and clinical laboratory fluid analysis for diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease Scientists at AXIM Biotechnologies of San Diego have added another specimen that can be collected non-invasively for rapid, point-of-care clinical laboratory testing. This time it is tears, and the diagnostic test is for Parkinson’s disease (PD). […]
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Source: Dark Daily - March 27, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine a-synuclein Advanced Tear Diagnostics alpha-synuclein Alzheimer’s disease amyloid anatomi Source Type: news
MRI reveals effects of risk factors on vulnerable brain regions
MRI shows the effects particular risk factors such as diabetes, air pollution, and frequency of alcohol use have on "higher-order" brain regions located in the cerebral cortex, researchers have found.
A team led by Jordi Manuello, PhD, of the University of Oxford in the U.K. reported that these risk factors further increase an individual's vulnerability to conditions such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. The group's findings were published March 27 in Nature Communications.
"[Our] results provide a comprehensive picture of the role played by genetic and modifiable risk factors on these fragile parts of the brain...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties MRI Neuroradiology Source Type: news
Skin Test Accurately Detects Neurodegenerative Disorders Skin Test Accurately Detects Neurodegenerative Disorders
A skin biopsy that can detect an abnormal protein in cutaneous nerve fibers holds promise for early detection of Parkinson ' s and other neurodegenerative disorders.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Gait adaptability and the effect of ocular disorders on visually guided walking in Parkinson's disease - Borm CDJM, De Graaf D, Bloem BR, Theelen T, Hoyng C, de Vries N, Weerdesteyn V.
Gait disorders are a disabling feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). To avoid falls, people with PD should be able to adequately adapt their gait. This requires correct response inhibition and integration of visual information. In this small pilot study, we... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Skin Test Detects Parkinson's and Other Synucleinopathies
(MedPage Today) -- Skin biopsies detected cutaneous phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (p-syn) in a high proportion of people who met clinical consensus criteria for Parkinson's disease and three other synucleinopathies, cross-sectional data showed... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Skin Biopsy Might Help Diagnose Parkinson's or Other Brain Disorders
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 -- Folks can learn their risk for Parkinson’s disease and other related brain disorders through a simple skin biopsy, a new study says.
Skin tests can detect an abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, a protein that is the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A new skin test can detect an abnormal protein that people with Parkinson's have inside their nerves, allowing doctors to diagnose the disease long before …
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Epstein-Barr and MS; When Lewy Pathology Starts; Alzheimer's Blood Test Assessed
(MedPage Today) -- Antibody response to anti-Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), a small study suggested. (JAMA Neurology)
ND0612, a subcutaneous levodopa-carbidopa infusion for Parkinson... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 19, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
How many times you BLINK per minute might be a sign of a underlying health issue... so how often do YOU do it?
The average amount of times a patient with Parkinson's blinks per minute can slow down to one or two times per minute, according to the American Parkinson Disease Association. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Generalization of in-place balance perturbation training in people with Parkinson disease - Monaghan AS, Hooyman A, Dibble LE, Mehta SH, Peterson DS.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Reactive balance training improves reactive postural control in people with Parkinson disease (PwPD). However, the extent to which reactive balance training generalizes to a novel, unpracticed reactive balance task is unknown. This ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Development and validation of fall risk perception scale for patients with Parkinson's disease - Yang X, Yao M, Guo Z, Shen X, Jin J.
BACKGROUND: Perception assessment plays an important role in fall risk awareness and fall prevention. Parkinson's disease patients with motor dysfunction are at high risk of falling. Currently, no instrument has been explicitly crafted to assess the risk p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Validation of the distress thermometer as a screening tool for psychosocial distress and resilience in Parkinson's disease - Schnalke N, Tekampe E, Feige T, Frank A, Reichmann H, Falkenburger B, D'Souza S.
BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with psychosocial distress that affects patients' quality of life. The distress thermometer (DT) is an 11-point visual analogue scale that is used as a screening tool for the assessment of psychosocial dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
