Parkinson Disease News

• New Views of a Cough: From TB to Hope for Parkinson's Scientists are revealing new secrets of the reflex that protects our lungs, spreads disease, and irritates us all.
  Knowable Magazine, June 29, 2023
• Can a Repurposed Parkinson's Drug Slow ALS Progression? Ropinirole, a Parkinson's disease drug, shows promise in slowing the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  Medscape Medical News, June 21, 2023
• Former Soccer Players More Likely to Have Dementia Former professional footballers were found to be 3.46 times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases and are more at risk of being diagnosed with dementia.
  Reuters Health Information, June 09, 2023
• Gout Linked to Smaller Brain Volume, Neurodegeneration Risk Patients with gout may have smaller brains with more iron, and they may be at increased risk for dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in the first 3 years after diagnosis.
  MDedge News, June 08, 2023
• Singing May Help Voice Problems in Parkinson's Patients Adding singing, a pleasurable and accessible activity, to speech therapy could improve voice problems in patients with Parkinson's disease.
  Medscape Medical News, June 07, 2023
• Unlocking the Riddle of REM Sleep In the 70 years since Eugene Aserinsky discovered REM sleep, it's been tied to dreams and memory consolidation, but largely remains a mystery to sleep scientists. Is it even a thing and do we need it?
  Medscape Medical News, June 05, 2023
• Flavanol Supplement Restores Memory in Adults With Poor Diets Taking a daily flavanol supplement improves hippocampal-dependent memory in older adults who have a relatively poor diet, results of a large new study suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• Potential New Treatment for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Dual orexin receptor antagonists -- currently approved for insomnia -- may also be effective for REM sleep behavior disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2023
• Rapid Cognitive Improvement With Brain Stimulation Pooled data show evidence for significant and 'immediate' improvement in cognitive function with transcranial alternating current stimulation.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2023
• Colder Climates Help You Live Longer Spending time in areas with moderately cold temperatures increases longevity and decreases susceptibility to age-related diseases.
  Quick Take, May 26, 2023
• 'Robust Evidence' That Exercise Cuts Parkinson Risk in Women Regular physical activity has been linked to up to a 25% decreased risk for Parkinson's disease in women, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• COVID Emergency Over, but Hundreds Are Still Dying Weekly Just 6 months after President Joe Biden declared that the pandemic is over, Debbie's death was a painful reminder to Traci and her family that COVID hasn't actually gone anywhere.
  WebMD Health News, May 17, 2023
• Parkinson's in Marines Tied to Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune New research shows a 70% higher risk of Parkinson's disease in veterans stationed at TCE-contaminated Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
  Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2023
• Common Gut Bacteria Linked to Parkinson's Disease Desulfovibrio, a common gut bacteria, may play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease by causing aggregation of the alpha-synuclein protein.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2023
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Increased Parkinson's Risk A large prospective study shows that RA is linked to a twofold increased risk for Parkinson's disease, in new findings that suggest motor symptoms in this population should be thoroughly investigated by a neurologist.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2023
• Alzheimer's May Be Next Frontier for Drugs Like Ozempic Diabetes drugs that also promote weight loss, such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, are being studied to tackle some of the most difficult-to-treat brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.
  Reuters Health Information, May 08, 2023
• AAN 2023 Novel Levodopa Delivery System Promises Continuous Dosing Called DopaFuse, the experimental device is designed to deliver the levodopa and carbidopa into the mouth through a micropump within a wearable retainer.
  MDedge News, May 04, 2023
• AAN 2023 Novel PD Drug Tops Pramipexole ER With Fewer Side Effects An experimental agent combines low-dose, extended-release formulations of two commercially available PD drugs with similar efficacy but with less daytime sleepiness and orthostatic hypotension.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2023
• AAN 2023 Novel Continuous Infusion System Promising for Parkinson's Continuous infusion strategies have long been sought as a method to preserve levodopa efficacy.
  MDedge News, April 26, 2023
• Is This a New Era of Medical Cannabis Research? For years, research into cannabis's health effects has been severely limited. That's finally changing, slowly. The results could alter the future of medicine and improve the public health.
  WebMD Health News, April 25, 2023