Although developments in neuroscience is on the brink of offering hope for millions of Parkinson’s disease sufferers, currently there is no cure.
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New research has identified a known neurodegenerative disease as being caused by prions. And it has again raised the possibility that these proteins are infectious.
Scientists seek out drugs to cure what ails us but we now know that some common medications affect our moral capacity. Since it’s happening already, the question is, should we be worried?
From serving newborns to treating hospice patients, music can be used in medical and psychological treatment with surprising – and real – results.
Smartphones are designed to be curious. Having already learned about your friendships, your family and the pattern of your daily routine, designers are now interested in your health and fitness. A new…
Affiris, a biotech company based in Austria, and the Michael J Fox Foundation, have announced the latest results of a vaccine they have been developing to treat Parkinson’s disease. Following the first…
Researchers have combined data analysis with genomic techniques and found six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease…
The drug Levodopa is more effective than newer alternatives at treating newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the long…
A bill on physician-assisted suicide is being considered by the Scottish parliament. It is the second attempt by independent member Margo MacDonald, who has Parkinson’s disease, to get such a law onto…
A natural compound found in grape skins may help stop methamphetamine cravings, and decrease the impact of Parkinson’s disease…
Researchers have discovered how to distinguish aggregations of the proteins believed to cause such diseases such as Mad Cow…
It has been described as a historical “turning point” in Alzheimer’s treatment - the first time a chemical has been found that can halt the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease, and could…
A zinc shortage in cells decreases protein stability, leading proteins to lose their shape, stop working and clump together…
For every medical condition, treatments are most effective when measurement guides the choice of therapy and its effects. Just think of diabetes, where blood glucose levels guide the choice of treatment…
The change to a structure of a protein molecule may be linked to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the University…
Neurological disorders can have a devastating impact on the lives of sufferers and their families. Symptoms of these disorders differ extensively - from motor dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease, memory…
Up to 50% of Parkinson’s disease sufferers experience a severe drop in blood pressure after eating. Researchers from the…
The human brain is the location of personality, emotion, learning and wisdom in a unique individual. It contains 100 billion nerve cells – roughly the same number as there are galaxies in the observable…
Researchers may have developed a simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Mad Cow disease. Scientists used newly…
The development of new technology could change treatment methods for people with speech and language disorders resulting…
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Professor of Neuroscience, Royal Veterinary College
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Professor of Neurology, Norman Fixel Institute, University of Florida
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Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork
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