Parkinson’s disease doesn’t only mean a tremor and falls. It can cause insomnia, memory issues and impulsive behaviour. And it affects men and women differently.
- Associate Professor, School of Biomedicine, Adelaide University
Dementia’s effects on the brain can cause death. But they can also lead to other complications, which can then be fatal.
Many people are questioning whether Joe Biden is up for the job of running for president again based on a series of recent verbal stumbles.
Research published today shows that walking again is possible for individuals with spinal cord injury. After electrical stimulation, three people with lower leg paralysis could walk to some extent.
‘Mini brains’ can be grown in the lab, and brains of decapitated pigs were recently ‘kept alive’ for a day and a half. But what makes a conscious brain?
While research for a cure for MND is underway, first we need to know what causes it.
2017 marks the 200th anniversary since the 1817 publication of Dr James Parkinson’s seminal work on what he called the “Shaking Palsy”.
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