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PET Imaging Confirms Direct Involvement of Dopamine in Cognitive Flexibility

Mar. 28, 2025 — Scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility. PET imaging shows that the brain increases dopamine production when completing cognitively demanding ...

AI Technology Improves Parkinson's Diagnoses

Mar. 19, 2025 — AI-driven software is 96% accurate at diagnosing ...

Scientists Solve Decades-Long Parkinson's Mystery

Mar. 13, 2025 — Researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinson's disease, solving a decades-long mystery. In a major breakthrough, they have been able to see the human PINK1 protein and how it is switched on for the first time. The ...

Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Detection of Dementia

Mar. 11, 2025 — For people with a certain sleep disorder, a simple blood test could help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms appear, a new study indicates. Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) causes people to physically act out their ...

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Clinical Trial Tests Novel Stem-Cell Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

Mar. 9, 2025 — A recently launched Phase 1 clinical trial is examining the safety and feasibility of a groundbreaking treatment approach for Parkinson's disease in which a patient's stem cells are reprogrammed to ...

Immune Cells May Lead to More Parkinson's Cases in Men

Feb. 25, 2025 — The new research reveals how a protein in brain cells may drive Parkinson's onset -- and offers a possible explanation for why Parkinson's is much more common in ...

Cholesterol Metabolism Byproduct Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Feb. 18, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a cholesterol metabolite that plays a critical role in the development of Parkinson's disease in mice. The study shows that this metabolite is responsible for the ...

Artificial Intelligence Model Identifies Potential Risk Genes for Parkinson's Disease

Jan. 28, 2025 — Researchers have successfully applied advanced artificial intelligence (AI) genetics models to Parkinson's disease. Researchers identified genetic ...

Biotin May Shield Brain from Manganese-Induced Damage, Study Finds

Jan. 21, 2025 — The B vitamin mitigates manganese neurotoxicity, which produces symptoms that resemble Parkinson's disease. The vitamin improves dopamine production in the brain and offers potential therapeutic ...

Hearing Impairment May Be a Sign of Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Jan. 14, 2025 — There may be a link between hearing impairment and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's according to new research. This is one of the first studies to examine whether sensory impairments, such ...

Brain Study Challenges Long-Held Views About Parkinson's Movement Disorders

Jan. 3, 2025 — Researchers uncovered new findings about involuntary muscle movements that come with long-term administration of Parkinson's drug ...

'Dancing the Blues Away' Seen in Brain Imaging in People With Parkinson's Disease, New Study Finds

Dec. 18, 2024 — Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson's disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study ...

Study Identifies Potential New Drug for Parkinson's-Related Cognitive Decline, Dementia

Nov. 19, 2024 — A recently published study found that a tiny protein called PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells, which could lead to treatments ...

Researchers Identify a Potential Biomarker of Parkinson's Disease Progression

Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have identified a potential biomarker of Parkinson's disease progression. According to the new study, patients with a slow progression of ...

Propranolol Reduces Tremors in Parkinson's Disease

Dec. 23, 2024 — The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does work during stress, providing insight ...

Scientists Discover Key to Preventing Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Related Disorders

Nov. 1, 2024 — A team of researchers has uncovered a groundbreaking mechanism in the formation of harmful protein aggregates that lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's Disease. The team, led ...

Antibiotics and Antifungals May Slightly Affect Parkinson's Risk, Study Finds

Oct. 23, 2024 — Research highlights a complex relationship between bacteria in the digestive tract and brain ...

Recreating a Hallmark of Parkinson's Disease in Human Neurons

Oct. 8, 2024 — Scientists have recreated the growth of Lewy bodies in human neurons and followed their formation to gain important insight into why and how they form. Critically, they find that immune challenge is ...

Role of Ophthalmic Acid in Motor Function Control

Oct. 4, 2024 — A research team has revealed that a molecule in the brain -- ophthalmic acid -- unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic ...

A Risky Business: Why Do Some Parkinson's Disease Treatments Affect Decision Making?

Sep. 24, 2024 — Parkinson's disease, a debilitating nervous system disorder, is treated with medications that sometimes cause impaired decision-making and poor impulse control. Now, researchers have identified ...

Some Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia, Parkinson's Disease

Sep. 18, 2024 — A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease, according to a new ...

Researchers Develop Analytical Pipeline to Identify Unexploited Genes That Hold Research Value

Sep. 9, 2024 — A research team has developed an analysis pipeline to identify unexploited genes for a given disease against five databases that provide gene-disease associations. They used their pipeline to study ...

The Brain's Balancing System

Aug. 27, 2024 — A finding by neuroscientists could open doors to new treatments for a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders attributed to dysfunctions in specific dopamine ...

Study Finds No Link Between Migraine and Parkinson's Disease

Aug. 21, 2024 — Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's ...

The Role of an Energy-Producing Enzyme in Treating Parkinson's Disease

Aug. 21, 2024 — An enzyme called PGK1 has an unexpectedly critical role in the production of chemical energy in brain cells, according to a preclinical study. The investigators found that boosting its activity may ...

Taming Parkinson's Disease With Intelligent Brain Pacemakers

Aug. 19, 2024 — Two new studies are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson's disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems during the day and ...

What the Trained Eye Cannot See: Detecting Movement Defects in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease

Aug. 15, 2024 — Using machine learning to analyze video recordings of individuals performing simple movements, researchers developed a method to automaticaly quanitfy motor systems in early-stage Parkinson's ...

Preventing Parkinson's Disease May Lie in Seaweed Antioxidants

Aug. 5, 2024 — A research team examined the effect of Ecklonia cava polyphenols on the prevention of Parkinson's disease. It was found that the oral intake of the seaweed antioxidants restores motor function ...

Blood Proteins May Help to Track the Pathological Progression of Lewy's Body Disease

July 31, 2024 — New research suggests that two proteins, amyloid- and phosphorylated tau, the key proteins of Alzheimer's disease, are detected in blood once symptoms have started in Lewy's body diseases, ...

New Video Test for Parkinson's Uses AI to Track How the Disease Is Progressing

July 23, 2024 — An automated assessment technique that uses artificial intelligence could revolutionize the management of Parkinson's ...

Protein Discovery Linked to Parkinson's Disease Opens Future Research Areas

July 23, 2024 — Researchers have discovered two proteins that act as regulators for mitophagy. The discovery opens a new avenue for researchers to boost mitophagy activity, to promote mitochondrial and neuronal ...

Erasing 'Bad Memories' to Improve Long Term Parkinson's Disease Treatment

July 8, 2024 — By prohibiting the Activin A protein from functioning, researchers were able to halt the development of dyskinesia symptoms and effectively erase the brain's 'bad memory' response to ...

Blood Test Could Predict Parkinson's Seven Years Before Symptoms

June 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson's up to seven years before the onset of ...

Dopamine Linked to Mentalizing Abilities

June 13, 2024 — A link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the mentalizing abilities of healthy people has been ...