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Findings That Should Speed The Development Of Drugs For Parkinson's Disease
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2009.11.19]
Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson's Disease. People with Parkinson's Disease suffer from muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement.
Progression Of Parkinson's Disease May Be Prevented By Widely Used Cholesterol-Lowering Drug
Source: Statins News From Medical News Today [2009.10.31]
Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson's disease and found that the drug successfully reverses the biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes caused by the disease.
Avian Influenza Strain Primes Brain For Parkinson's Disease
Source: Bird Flu / Avian Flu News From Medical News Today [2009.08.11]
At least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life, according to new research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Parkinson's Disease
Source: MedicineNet Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Specialty [2009.04.28]
Title: Parkinson's Disease
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 4/28/2009
NC State Researchers Advance Understanding Of Stem Cells
Source: Genetics News From Medical News Today [2009.11.19]
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance in understanding the development of the nervous system, which is essential to addressing conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.
BrainStorm Stem Cell Therapy Technology Possesses Promising Potential For The Future Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis
Source: Multiple Sclerosis News From Medical News Today [2009.11.18]
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, is pleased to announce that the company's therapeutic approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases, particularly ALS and Parkinson's disease, was found to have a positive effect in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).
ASTRO: Tremors Respond to Radiosurgery Treatment (CME/CE, with video)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology [2009.11.10]
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Radiosurgery for Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and trigeminal neuralgia offers efficacy and safety that compare favorably with other treatment options, investigators reported here.
Brain Cell Transplants Help Repair Neural Damage In Mouse Model
Source: Transplants / Organ Donations News From Medical News Today [2009.10.30]
A Swiss research team has found that using an animal's own brain cells (autologous transplant) to replace degenerated neurons in select brain areas of donor primates with simulated but asymptomatic Parkinson's disease and previously in a motor cortex lesion model, provides a degree of brain protection and may be useful in repairing brain lesions and restoring function.
Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Could Be Treated By Epilepsy Drugs
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.10.29]
Researchers in the USA have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, found that neurons in the brain were protected after treatment with T-type calcium-channel blockers, which are commonly used to treat epilepsy.
Additional Pain In Parkinson's Patients Due To Involuntary Muscle Contractions
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2008.09.09]
Italian researchers suggest that pain is associated with Parkinson's disease after finding that pain appears more common in people who suffer from the condition than in those who do not. Their results are published in the September issue of Archives of Neurology. "Patients with Parkinson's disease often complain of painful sensations that may involve body parts affected and unaffected by dystonia [involuntary muscle contractions]," write author Giovanni Defazio, M.
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