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Lou Gehrigs and Parkinson’s genes indentify those at risk

January 23rd, 2008 by Richard Brassaw

The mission of a recent Mayo Clinic research project was to predict, prevent, and halt brain aging disorders.
Demetrius Maraganore, M.D., Mayo Clinic, used an unprecedented method to predict brain aging [...]


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Industrial chemical linked to parkinson’s disease symptoms

January 14th, 2008 by Richard Brassaw

While conducting a clinical study on Parkinson’s disease researchers came across a participant who felt strongly that his condition was the result of exposure to tricholoraethylene (TCE). Further research involving [...]


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Parkinson’s patients may benefit by green tea

December 17th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, which results in the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. Currently there is no known cure for the disease.
Dr. Baolu [...]


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Relatives of Parkinson’s disease patients have higher incidents of depression

December 6th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Studies have already shown that relatives of individuals with Parkinson’s have an increased risk of the disease. Also observed is that immediate relatives (brother, sister, mother, father, son or daughter) of [...]


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Omega-3’s DHA battles Parkinson’s disease

November 27th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

American diets abundant in foods rich in either vegetable oil or animal fat are suspects for contributing to the body’s inflammatory response, cardiac disease, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease. Now vegetable oil [...]


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Parkinson’s risk reduced by over-the-counter pain medication

November 13th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Parkinson’s disease risk may be reduced by regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), which includes aspirin and ibuprofen, according to a recent UCLA study.
The study comprised of 579 men [...]


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Parkinson’s dyskinesias has new hopeful treatment

November 9th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

A characteristic often associated with Parkinson’s disease is dyskinesias, which is a spastic (or repetitive) motion. Dyskinesia is sometimes caused by the long-term use of medication to help control the disease [...]


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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s connection found in immediate family members

October 14th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Mayo Clinic researchers have found Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease patients more likely to be immediate blood relatives. Several intriguing leads prompted the researchers to hypothesize the connection of immediate family member’s [...]


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Parkinson’s disease can lead to sleepwalking

October 11th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

In the October issue of Archives of Neurology, a physician who treats Parkinson Disease (PD) reports that a few of his patients have begun sleepwalking.
For the past 2 years, Dr [...]


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Gene mutation linked to Parkinson’s

September 22nd, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Researchers at the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain decided to see if there was a genetic link to Parkinson’s disease that thus far has been unrecognized.
They [...]


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