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Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsJune 16, 2018

Not only do women appear to be better protected against the effects of Parkinson's disease, a new study reveals a gender specific pathology exists in women with the disease as soon as the symptoms appear.... Read More...

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Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Parkinson’s?

Neuroscience NewsJune 15, 2018

According to researchers, people with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease later in life. The study reports the risk may be higher for younger people and those with complications related to diabetes.... Read More...

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Molecular Mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease Unraveled

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2018

In Parkinson's disease, alpha synuclein clumps move to and damage mitochondrial proteins, making them less efficient and causing the mitochondrial to burst, leaking out chemicals that tell the cells to die, researchers say.... Read More...

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Goodbye “Stress Granules”

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2018

Researchers shed light on how stress granules, enzymes linked to a range of neurodegenerative diseases, are formed and how they can be reduced.... Read More...

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Immunosuppresant Drugs May Protect Against Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2018

People who take immunosuppressant medications are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Researchers have developed a new deep brain stimulation device that is able to use feedback from the brain to fine tune its signal. The device could help those with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Impaired Energy Production May Explain Why Brain is Susceptable to Age Related Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Cells from older people have impaired mitochondria, reducing energy production. The findings could open the door to discovering a clear link between mitochondrial dysfunction and age related neurodegeneration, researchers report.... Read More...

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Brainwave Link Between Disparate Disorders

Neuroscience NewsMay 24, 2018

Researchers report abnormalities in brainwave activity could be a common link between depression, Parkinson's disease, tinnitus and neuropathic pain.... Read More...

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Early Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsMay 24, 2018

Mutations in LRRK2 leads to dysfunctional auxilin and impaired synaptic vesicle endocytosis in Parkinson's patients, researchers report.... Read More...

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Study Reveals Cause of Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson’s Link

Neuroscience NewsMay 23, 2018

People exposed to two common agrochemicals, Paraquat and Maneb, are at a 250% higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, researchers report.... Read More...

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Why Do We Yawn and Why Is Yawning So Contagious?

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

Researchers investigate the biological aspects of yawning and consider why yawning is so contagious. ... Read More...

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Link Between Tuberculosis and Parkinson’s Disease Discovered

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

Studying what the LRRK2 gene does in macrophages infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, researchers believe they may have identified a cause of Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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News

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How the Brain Detects, Identifies and Acts on Taste

Neuroscience

How the Brain Detects, Identifies and Acts on Taste

Endurance Exercise Training Has Beneficial Effects on Gut Bacteria Composition

Previous Motherhood Could Affect Hormone Therapy’s Ability to Prevent Memory Loss

Neurology

Many Cases of Dementia May Arise From Non-Inherited DNA ‘Spelling Mistakes’

Early Alzheimer’s Brain Pathology Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms

Effects of Epilepsy on Neural Activity Fluctuates with Reproductive Cycle: Mouse Study

AI

Detecting Fake News, At Its Source

AI Could Predict Cognitive Decline Leading to Alzheimer’s

Robotics

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’

Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

Psychology