Parkinson’s is Partly an Autoimmune Disease
T cells may be tricked into thinking dopamine neurons are foreign due to the build up of damaged alpha-synuclein, a new study reports.... Read More...
Parkinson’s disease
Study Suggests Parkinson’s Could Start in Gut Endocrine Cells
Researchers suggest an agent in the gut could interfere with alpha-synuclein in endocrine cells, deforming the proteins which then may spread to the brain in Parkinson's patients.... Read More...
Sweet or Savory? How the Brain Makes Preference Based Decisions
Researchers have identified a neural system involved in making decisions based on preference.... Read More...
Does Consuming Low Fat Dairy Increase Parkinson’s Risk?
According to researchers, people who consumed at least three servings of low fat dairy a day were had a 34% higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Can You Hear Me Now?
Researchers solve a long standing mystery of the neural mechanism behind the Lombard effect.... Read More...
CRISPR Leads to New Screening Tool for Parkinson’s
CRISPR technology allows researchers to illuminate and monitor alpha synuclein in the brain.... Read More...
A Non-Invasive Method for Deep Brain Stimulation
Researchers have come up with a new, noninvasive method of stimulating areas deep within the brain by using electrodes placed on the scalp.... Read More...
Immune Cells Linked to Schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
A new study reports microglia may play a role in a diverse array of neurodegenerative and psychiatric illnesses.... Read More...
Seasonal Flu Infection May Increase Parkinson’s Risk
A new study reports mice infected with a flu virus had an increased risk of developing Parkinson's symptoms. Importantly, mice vaccinated against the flu were less sensitive to MPTP and less likely to develop Parkinson's like symptoms.... Read More...
Connecting the Dots Between Dreams and Brain Disease
Researchers report dream dysfunctions and sleep disorders may be warning signs of neurodegenerative diseases up to 15 years before other symptoms appear.... Read More...
Phagocytes in the Brain: Good or Bad?
Stimulating microglial cells could delay the onset of some neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Share Common Crucial Feature
Findings may explain how neurodegenerative diseases spread throughout the brain and disrupt normal functions. Additionally, treatment for one disease could possibly work for the other two also.... Read More...