Parkinson's Disease News

A new study found that a six-month program of Tai Chi exercises helped people with various stages of Parkinson's disease improve stability, their ability to walk and reduced the frequency of falls.

Red Bank, NJ February 10, 2012 - Riverview Medical Center, part of Meridian Neuroscience, today announced it is one of the first hospitals in the state to offer patients deep brain stimulation , a breakthrough procedure for treating essential tremors and Parkinson's disease.

By harnessing quantum dots - tiny light-emitting semiconductor particles a few billionths of a meter across - researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new and vastly more targeted way to stimulate neurons in the brain.

The more specialized and sophisticated scientific research becomes, the farther it recedes from everyday experience.

Addex Pharmaceuticals , a leading biopharmaceutical company pioneering allosteric modulation-based drug discovery and development, announced today that Dr.

According to Dr. Fuzhong Li, PhD, at the Oregon Institute of Research in Eugene, "Tai Chi fits very well to address the problem Parkinson's disease patients face.

Although exercise is routinely encouraged by health care providers, few programs have been proven effective, until now.

Maynard's death was announced Thursday by WBZ-TV and WBZ-AM radio, where he hosted long-running programs.

Each year, 50,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in this country and each will be told there is no cure.

Some Coachella Valley stroke, heart and Parkinsons Disease patients are grabbing a golf club as a unique form of physical therapy, through golf! A team of valley health care professionals have come together to offer a free monthly golf clinic for stroke and parkinson's patients.

Scientists have successfully replicated the genetically caused Parkinson's disease brain nerve cell in the laboratory formed from skin cells, a breakthrough researchers believe will give them the ability to precisely examine how mutations in the parkin gene affects 10 percent of patients with Parkinson's. Expression of I -synuclein was observed in ... (more)

The Isle of Man Parkinson's Disease Society has been chosen as the BEST WESTERN Palace Hotel & Casino's charity for 2012.

Treatments for Parkinson's disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of the debilitating disease.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 -- Deep brain stimulation, a technique used to treat Parkinson's disease and certain psychiatric disorders, appears to provide some memory-enhancing benefits, researchers report.

Tai chi, the Chinese exercise regimen based on slow, rhythmic body movements, can improve balance and reduce falls in people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease, researchers say.

Tai chi instructor James Lusk says anyone can learn the Chinese practice, but to get the benefits takes patience.

An electrical brain-stimulation technique used to treat Parkinson's disease and chronic pain appears to enhance human memory as well, according to a tiny but intriguing new study that bolsters hope for one day developing a nondrug treatment for memory problems, including ailments like Alzheimer's disease.

In this undated photo provided by the Oregon Research Institute, people participate in a tai chi class at the institute in Eugene, Ore.

A new study in people with Parkinson's disease shows that tai chi exercise can help improve balance and lower the risk of falling.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich yesterday delivered his second "State of the State" speech, a reportedly hilarious mockery of political tradition that ranged from harmlessly wacky to straight-up sexist, while making a pit stop in the "Parkinson's disease is funny" category.