More than 100,000 Canadians currently live with Parkinson's disease. A novel drug molecule being studied by researchers from ...

2024 — A previously unidentified genetic mutation in a small protein provides significant protection against Parkinson's disease and offers a new direction for exploring potential treatments ...

It may occur as dopamine levels fluctuate. Parkinson’s disease affects the nervous system, specifically dopamine neurons in the brain. Some treatments can help manage dystonia in people with ...

Exercise is known as one of the best weapons in limiting the effects of the disease and creating dopamine that is low for ...

A novel drug molecule could potentially lead to new treatments to prevent Parkinson's disease in younger patients, according ...

Scientists discovered a link between copper regulation and neurodegeneration, using the worm gene swip-10. Their findings suggest that restoring copper balance could offer new treatments for disorders ...

By all accounts, he was a born athlete. Parkinson's was never something that had been on his radar — until it was. "This terminal disease has allowed me a lot of thinking time, which I maybe did ...

Scientists from the Krembil Brain Institute and the University of Toronto have made an exciting discovery that could open new ...

DBS helps to improve movement symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as tremor and dyskinesia. “Although standard of care treatments like conventional DBS (cDBS) work well in reducing movement ...

I’d be dead with Marlon before he even got to me.” Obergfell, who was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2020, shouldn’t underestimate his own toughness. He and his fellow seniors ...

“Our marker not only identifies Parkinson’s patients, but those that might have some particular underlying biology that might match best with some drugs,” explained Sanders. Leading to better ...

Aug. 23, 2024 — Dementia with Lewy bodies is a type of dementia that is similar to both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease but studies on long-term treatments are lacking. A new study ...