What Is Your Risk For Parkinson ’s Disease? Your Genes Hold A Clue
A newly identified genetic mutation protects some people against Parkinson's disease. Understanding this mutation may help us develop novel treatments. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Physical violence and aggression in Parkinson's disease a systematic review - Jones MB, Gibson L, Gimenez-Zapiola M, Guerra A, Bhatti G, Broadway D, Tea J, Prasad A, Gates R, Hinton E, Jorge RE, Marsh L.
BACKGROUND: Physical violence and aggression (PVA), defined as behaviors with the potential to cause bodily injury, are unfortunate risks in the management of all-cause neurodegenerative dementias. Whereas dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD) may not be ev... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Effects of physical exercise interventions on balance, postural stability and general mobility in Parkinson's disease: a network meta-analysis - Lorenzo-Garc ía P, Cavero-Redondo I, Núñez de Arenas-Arroyo S, Guzmán-Pavón MJ, Priego-Jiménez S, Álvarez-Bueno C.
OBJECTIVE: To assess which type of physical exercise intervention has the most beneficial effects on balance, postural stability and general mobility in patients with Parkinson's disease. These parameters were assessed using the Activities-specific Balance... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
GLP-1 Drugs Tame Brain Inflammation; Novel Painkiller Succeeds; Headache as Metaphor
(MedPage Today) -- Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists that reduce obesity also dial down brain inflammation, leading researchers to investigate how these agents might help treat Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. (Nature)
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Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 31, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and depression in Parkinson's disease: implications for improved patient outcomes - Kobak Tur E, Demir M, Kenangil G, Mayda Doma ç F.
OBJECTIVES: Sleep disorders are frequently encountered non-motor symptoms that significantly impact the lifestyle quality of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Our research endeavors to research the sleep quality of PD patients and define the occur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Discordance between reports of internalized symptoms in persons with Parkinson's disease and informants: results from an online survey - Kaplan RI, McDowell CP, Wall J, Kinger SB, Salazar RD, Neargarder S, Cronin-Golomb A.
BACKGROUND: Self-report of motor and non-motor symptoms is integral to understanding daily challenges of persons with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). Care partners are often asked to serve as informants regarding symptom severity, raising the question of conco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
New Parkinson's Definition Proposed Based on Biomarkers
(MedPage Today) -- Lewy body diseases -- Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies -- should be defined as neuronal alpha-synuclein disease, not as clinical syndromes, a new position paper proposed.
"Parkinson's disease and dementia... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Researchers Propose New Parkinson's Definition Based on Biomarkers
(MedPage Today) -- Lewy body diseases -- Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies -- should be defined as neuronal alpha-synuclein disease, not as clinical syndromes, a new position paper proposed.
"Parkinson's disease and dementia... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
How venture philanthropy is changing the game in drug development
The Boston-based JDRF T1D Fund remains one of the more successful examples of the venture philanthropy business model pioneered by groups like the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in the 1990s and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson ’s Research, founded in 2000. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rowan Walrath Source Type: news
A Gut Feeling About Parkinson’s Disease
CD4 T cells mediate gut symptoms that indicate early Parkinson’s disease. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 25, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
COVID survivors may be at a greater risk of Parkinson ’s Disease-like symptoms in the future, researchers warn. What you need to know to protect your health
People who’ve been infected with COVID—yes, that’s virtually all of us—could be at greater risk for Parkinson’s Disease-like symptoms down the line. That’s according to a new study published this month in the journal Cell. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer…#cell #weillcornellmedicine #columbiauniversity #shuibingchen #fortune #als #lyme #spanish #vietnam #parkinsonsfoundation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Another step forward for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease - Fomenko A, Fasano A, Kalia SK.
The study "A spinal cord neuroprosthesis for locomotor deficits due to Parkinson's disease" by Milekovic et al. introduces a novel neuroprosthesis for treating locomotor deficits in late-stage Parkinson's disease (PD). This approach employs an epidural spi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
New Advances in Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment for Parkinson's
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 -- Two new strategies using deep brain stimulation can improve symptoms of Parkinson ’s disease, Duke University researchers have found.Doctors can efficiently improve symptoms of Parkinson’s by simultaneously targeting to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Long-Term Favorable Effect of DBS for Parkinson's Disease Long-Term Favorable Effect of DBS for Parkinson's Disease
The favorable effect of deep brain stimulation on overall quality of life in patients with advanced Parkinson ' s disease was primarily because of improved mobility.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
