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·October 18, 2017·2 min read

‘Cats-And-Dogs’ Test to Predict Dementia Among Parkinson’s Patients

A test that uses images of cats and dogs may prove to be a quick and effective method of predicting which patients in early stages of Parkinson's disease will develop dementia.

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·October 10, 2017·5 min read

New Smell Test Could Aid Early Detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Rockefeller researchers have developed a new diagnostic test that could help with early detection of disorders associated with olfaction problems, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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·October 4, 2017·7 min read

Tapping into How the Brain Perceives Values Can Influence Choices

Decisions based on values depend upon how the two hemispheres of the brain interact, researchers report.

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·October 2, 2017·4 min read

Researchers Seek to End Damaging Dementia Psychosis Cycle

Researchers are developing new psychological therapies and using cutting edge techniques to help treat symptoms of psychosis in dementia.

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·September 28, 2017·6 min read

Parkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory System

Max Planck researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain why people with Parkinson's often report an impaired sense of smell. They discovered the total volume of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb of Parkinson's patients is only half of that found in people without the disease.

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·September 27, 2017·2 min read

That Cup of Coffee May Not Relieve Parkinson’s Symptoms

According to a new Neurology study, caffeine may not have the beneficial effects for Parkinson's symptoms as previously reported.

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·September 27, 2017·6 min read

Modeling Brain Connections to Understand Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have created computer models of the neural connections in both health brains and brains of people suffering from Parkinson's disease.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations

Researchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.

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·September 26, 2017·4 min read

Overturning the Theory of Tremors in Parkinson’s

KAIST researchers have identified a new mechanism that causes tremors associated with Parkinson's disease. The findings, researchers say, overturn long standing assumptions about how tremors occur in Parkinson's disease.

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·September 20, 2017·6 min read

Key to Loss of Smell in Parkinson’s Discovered

Loss of the sense of smell is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease that often precedes motor deficits. A new study may provide clues as to why the sense of smell diminishes in people with Parkinson's.

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·September 17, 2017·4 min read

Novel Genetic Mutation Discovered in Parkinson’s Disease Patient

Researchers have identified a novel genetic mutation linked to Parkinson's disease. The researchers note the mutation is not found in the neurologically normal general population may indicate that variants of the ACMSD gene may increase Parkinson's risk.