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Researchers find brain cell that triggers tremor and how to control it
on March 19, 2020 at 6:46 pm
Researchers have improved our understanding of how tremor -- the most common movement disorder -- happens, opening the possibility of novel therapies for this condition.
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Parkinson's disease linked to gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin
on March 16, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson's disease and a gene impacted by a neurotoxin found in blue-green algae.
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Cells carrying Parkinson's mutation could lead to new model for studying disease
on February 27, 2020 at 7:42 pm
Parkinson's disease researchers have used gene-editing tools to introduce the disorder's most common genetic mutation into marmoset monkey stem cells and to successfully tamp down cellular chemistry that often goes awry in Parkinson's patients.
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Picking up a pingpong paddle may benefit people with Parkinson's
on February 25, 2020 at 10:17 pm
Pingpong may hold promise as a possible form of physical therapy for Parkinson's disease. People with Parkinson's who participated in a pingpong exercise program once a week for six months showed improvement in their Parkinson's symptoms, according to a preliminary study.
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Iron in brain shows cognitive decline in people with Parkinson's
on February 21, 2020 at 12:34 am
A cutting-edge MRI technique to detect iron deposits in different brain regions can track declines in thinking, memory and movement in people with Parkinson's disease, finds a new study.