A previous study found that individuals with diabetes had double the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, and that the…
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There’s this gene that about half of all people carry. It’s a pretty nasty gene – it massively increases the risk of the carrier being a murderer or a murder victim, going to jail or dying in an accident…
Parkinson’s disease was not always known by this name. Almost 200 years ago in 1817, when English doctor James Parkinson first described the disease, he called it Shaking Palsy. But Parkinson’s disease…
Researchers have developed a new way to detect Parkinson’s disease in it’s early stages. While there is no cure, there are…
Australian scientists have developed a new technique using stem cells, in the hope to replace damaged cells in Parkinson’s…
Welcome to part five of _On the brain, a Conversation series by people whose job it is to know as much as there is to know about the body’s most complex organ. Here, Lachlan Thompson, head of the Neurogenesis…
Welcome to part two of _On the brain, a Conversation series by people whose job it is to know as much as there is to know about the body’s most complex organ. Here, Malcolm Horne, deputy director of the…
People hospitalised for abuse of methamphetamines like crystal meth or ice have a 76% higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease compared to those with no drug addiction, a study has found. Parkinson’s…
Mathematical models can be used to improve the quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease. The models are used…
Researchers have found a new way to help Parkinson’s disease patients by using a simulated virtual reality environment to…
A new biomaterial has been shown to encourage regrowth of damaged nerve cells in the brain and spinal chord. Xyloglucan is…
The clinical diagnosis of conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease could be made easier and more efficient…
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