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Boxing trainer fights against Parkinson’s symptoms
The Wild Card Gym is Freddie Roach’s home away from home. His boxing career began in 1978 and extended to 1986. In 1992 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He suspects that he developed Parkinson’s because his fighting style was to get into the ring and really rumble. Roach feels that his Parkinson’s is a [...]
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0 Comment » Neurotrophic factor possible treatment for Parkinson’s disease
University of Helsinki reports that current drug treatment for Parkinson’s disease aims to increase the level of dopamine, or to increase the activation of dopamine receptors, in the brain. Over time though, the effectiveness of such treatments decreases because of nerve degeneration. Ideally, the key would be to find a way to halt the progression [...]
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Parkinson Popular statin drug may fight against alzheimer’s and parkinson’s disease
Boston University researcher Benjamin Wolozin found that a popular statin drug helped reduce the occurrence of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease in a study group of over 700,000. Statin drugs are commonly used to reduce cholesterol levels in patients. The three most common types of statin drugs are: simvastatin, lovastatin, and atorvastatin. What Wolozin did was [...]
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Scientist mystified by Parkinson’s disease and non-smokers
In a Science News summary of a July Archives of Neurology article there appears to be a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease among non-smokers. In a study of 12,000 people, it was found that heavy lifetime smokers had the lowest risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is fairly rare in the U.S. When [...]
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A new study may help predict which patients with early Parkinson’s disease will experience hallucinations, sleepiness, or swelling. Identifying the risk factors may better guide which treatment is more suited for the patient, allow for earlier intervention and reduce disabilities, according to study author Dr. Keven Biglan, University of Rochester, NY. The 4-year study of [...]
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Parkinson The history of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (1957-2007)
Back in 1957, when William Black, founder of Chock full o-Nuts, close friend and company controller, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he was appalled to learn that no effective therapy was available. Even the most basic research was not being done to better understand the disease….much less to find a cure. Using his own money, [...]
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Parkinson Early onset of Parkinson’s disease may include depression
University of Alberta research indicates that depression is common with early Parkinson’s disease (PD), but is often untreated or diagnosed. They found that 27% of PD patients screened positive for depression, while 40% of those patients were not treated for depression. The researchers suspect that one of the reasons that symptoms of depression go undiagnosed [...]
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Parkinson Breakthrough skin patch for Parkinson’s disease
The FDA approved the use of the Neupro patch this past May. It will be coming to a physician’s office near you. The Neupro patch delivers the drug rotigotine,which helps the brain produce dopamine, which is naturally produced in a healthy brain and lacking when Parkinson’s disease is present. Dr. Joseph Jankovic, Baylor professor of [...]
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Parkinson One solution to help Parkinson’s patients walk more naturally
L-dopa is commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease. Unfortunately, L-dopa can also produce two undesirable characteristics. First, the expected results from the medication are not consistent throughout the day. Second, continued use may cause increased uncontrollable movement and the patient to exert even more energy to try to correct their movement. It is not unusual [...]
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Parkinson Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s Foundation
To date, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has funded (or directed) over $92 million in research for better Parkinson’s treatments. The web site contains valuable information on the latest developments in research for Parkinson’s.
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