Parkinson's Disease News

THE very mention of 'Parkinson's disease' sends a shiver down one's spine. That's probably because there is no known cure for the disease.

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control.

A Western Michigan University student has completed a six-day, 216-mile kayak trip down the Muskegon River to raise money for Parkinson's disease research, education and advocacy.

SCIENTISTS at Southampton University are looking for people with Parkinson's disease in Hampshire to take part in a new study.

Faced with manufacturing quality questions that caused the FDA to reject its potential Parkinson's disease treatment, Impax Laboratories has hired a committee of specialists to oversee quality improvements at its California facility.

Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between height in young adult age and Parkinson's disease risk.

Researchers have identified a novel role of ATAXIN-2 as a posttranscriptional coactivator crucial for circadian behaviors and molecular clocks.

Sirtuin enzymes are a family of highly conserved protein deacetylases that depend on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide for their activity.

Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy.

Stung by problems at its Hayward manufacturing plant that led federal regulators not to approve a treatment for Parkinson's disease symptoms, Impax Laboratories Inc.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Losing your sense of smell might be a risk factor for developing Parkinson's disease and to that end the University of Alabama at Birmingham is part of a worldwide effort to sniff out the answers.

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control.

Dozens of residents laced up their sneakers for a good cause today. It was all part of "Moving Day Tallahasee"...a walk to raise awareness for Parkinson's Disease.

To help buy retired Milton teacher Jim Rotar a device to help him communicate, make checks payable to Milton Middle School with Jim Rotar in the memo line.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Being diagnosed with an incurable disorder could be devastating news.

Accumulation of Alpha-synuclein Causes Colonic Dysmotility Independently of Enteric Nervous Damage in the Early Stage of Parkinson's Disease .

At the end of 2011, Statistics New Zealand indicated 13 percent of the population were older than 65, and predicted that, in the next 20 years, the figure would increase to more than 20 percent.

The link between dysfunctional mitochondria and Parkinson's disease is known, but this new research shows that it is also present in other brain disorders.

Age at onset serves as a predictor of progression and mortality in sporadic Parkinson's disease .

This undated image made available by the Oregon Health & Science University in May 2013 shows a stem cell colony developed from cloned human embryos.