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·January 25, 2016·4 min read

Exposure to Environmental Toxin May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Chronic exposure to the environmental toxin BMAA may increase the risk for developing neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

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·January 19, 2016·3 min read

Parkinson’s Patients Benefit From Aerobic Exercise

A new study reports aerobic exercise might help to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.

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·January 14, 2016·3 min read

Men With High Levels of Urate in Blood Have Lower Risk for Parkinson’s

According to a new study, men with high levels of urate in their blood have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

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·January 13, 2016·2 min read

Novel Factor in Parkinson’s Disease Discovered

Researchers have identified a cellular defect in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

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·January 13, 2016·5 min read

Parkinson’s Symptoms Improved With Help of Common Dementia Drug

Researchers report a commonly prescribed dementia drug shows promise in preventing falls and improving quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease.

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·January 13, 2016·3 min read

Why Nerve Cells Die

According to a new study, the location of protein aggregates strongly influences the survival of neurons.

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·January 11, 2016·3 min read

Cholesterol Lowering Drug Could Help Treat Parkinsons Disease

A clinical trial is being conducted to assess the effectiveness of a cholesterol lowering drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

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·January 9, 2016·4 min read

Defending Pathogenic Proteins

A new study reports some prion like protein accumulations could have a positive effect.

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·January 6, 2016·3 min read

A (Virtual) World Without Parkinson’s

Researchers explore how people with Parkinson's disease make use of online, virtual reality environments.

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·January 5, 2016·5 min read

New Insights Into Parkinson’s Traveling Protein

According to a new study, one of the main proteins involved in Parkinson's disease does not behave like a prion.

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·January 4, 2016·3 min read

Anticholinergic Drugs Do Not Increase Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s

A new study reports Parkinson's patients who take anticholinergic medications show no significant decline in cognitive performance from those who do not take the medications.