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A breakthrough brain scan shows Parkinson’s drugs can misfire in the brain, helping some patients less than others. The fix?
Medications for Parkinson’s disease aim to rebalance dopamine levels and improve movement and other complications of the disease. Healthcare providers may prescribe levodopa, dopamine agonists ...
Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work ...
Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over ...
The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.
Medications for Parkinson’s disease fall into three general categories: Medications that increase the level of dopamine in your brain; Medications that affect other neurotransmitters, ...
Some 25 years ago, a young Parkinson's disease investigator, Robert Hauser, MD, stepped to the podium at an American Academy ...
If you have Parkinson's, there are several types of medications that should be avoided or used with caution. In many situations, alternative medications may be available. Learn more.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the latest findings on Parkinson’s disease? Are there any new medications? I’ve heard a lot about CoQ10 as a promising alternative for those with Parkinson&#8… ...
There is no outright cure for Parkinson's disease. Treatment options typically involve some combination of medications, physical and occupational therapy, and lifestyle changes. Another therapy ...
Treatment for Parkinson's focuses on managing its many symptoms, as there is no cure. But a new stem cell therapy developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for advanced Parkinson's is ...