Parkinson’s disease

Optimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive Ability

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 20, 2019

According to researchers, there is an optimum amount of dopamine that should be present within the brain. This optimum amount can help improve cognitive performance on tasks, researchers report.... Read More...

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Altered Brain Activity Patterns of Parkinson’s Captured in Mice

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 19, 2019

Researchers have pinpointed how brain activity changes in mouse models of Parkinson's disease, providing clues as to what may drive symptoms of the disease in humans. ... Read More...

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Can We Repair the Brain? Using Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2019

Researchers report on how new advances in stem cell biology and genetic engineering could be beneficial in developing new treatments for Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Brain Discovery Explains A Great Mystery of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2019

Researchers may have solved one of the great mysteries of neuroscience; namely, why neurons in the temporal lobe are the first to die in Alzheimer's disease, and why dopaminergic neurons are damaged first in Parkinson's. ... Read More...

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The Gut’s Link to Parkinson’s: Hype or Hope?

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 7, 2019

Researchers review the evidence that Parkinson's disease may, at least for some patients, begin in the gut. ... Read More...

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Voluntary Control of Brainwaves in Deep Brain of Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 6, 2019

Researchers have developed a neurofeedback system which allows Parkinson's patients to voluntarily control beta wave activity in the subthalamic nucleus.... Read More...

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HIV Drug Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Age Associated Disorders

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 6, 2019

Researchers report a drug commonly used to help treat HIV can significantly reduce age related inflammation in mice. The study suggests the drug could hold promise for treating age related disorders including Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Evidence of Impending Parkinson’s Disease Pandemic Identified

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2019

A new study reveals demography and the by products of industrialization are contributing to an impending Parkinson's disease pandemic. ... Read More...

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How Gut Bacteria Affects the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 18, 2019

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut is able to metabolize levodopa into dopamine in Parkinson's patients.... Read More...

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How Manganese Produces a Parkinsonian Syndrome

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2019

Study reports an accumulation of manganese in cells may disrupt protein transportation, resulting in Parkinsonian syndrome.... Read More...

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Defective Glial Cells Can Push Neurons Toward Parkinson’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2019

A new study reveals a defective version of astrocytes may be linked to the build up of alpha synuclein and could spur Parkinson's disease. The findings show the important role glial cells play in Parkinson's and offers insights into new targets for therapies to fight the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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Disconnect Between Dopamine System and Cocaine Addiction Uncovered

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2019

Researchers report the release of dopamine alters when working to obtain cocaine. The study reports, the more effort it takes to secure a supply of the illicit drug, the lower the release of dopamine when taking cocaine.... Read More...

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Optimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive Ability

Altered Brain Activity Patterns of Parkinson’s Captured in Mice

Can We Repair the Brain? Using Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’s

Brain Discovery Explains A Great Mystery of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

The Gut’s Link to Parkinson’s: Hype or Hope?

Voluntary Control of Brainwaves in Deep Brain of Parkinson’s Patients

HIV Drug Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Age Associated Disorders

Evidence of Impending Parkinson’s Disease Pandemic Identified

How Gut Bacteria Affects the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

How Manganese Produces a Parkinsonian Syndrome

Defective Glial Cells Can Push Neurons Toward Parkinson’s Disease

Disconnect Between Dopamine System and Cocaine Addiction Uncovered