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Evidence Links Protein Damage to Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Neurodegenerative diseases - including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Diffuse Lewy body disease, and Multiple System Arophy - are collectively called synucleinopathies. Most commonly they become symptomatic due to a deficiency of a specific neurotransmitter - in the case of Parkinson's it is dopamine. When the neurons that produce these chemicals die or become impaired, which occurs with oxidation, th...

Link between Constipation and Parkinson's Disease

Researhers have found from a long-term study that men who suffer from constipation are nearly three times more likely to eventually develop Parkinson's disease. .... According to Robert Frank, Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at the University of Texas School of Medicine, the connection between constipation and Parkinson's was noted almost 2 centuries back from a clinical study. .. .....

Alternative therapies popular with Parkinson's patients

Nearly half of people with Parkinson's disease are using one or more type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as vitamins, message or acupuncture. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the US have carried out a survey of more than 200 people with Parkinson's disease. Forty per cent use one or more forms of CAM - and 12 per cent use five or more different ones. There's no li...

NPIL withdraws Parkinson’s dru

It has been reportedly said that Nicholas Piramal India Ltd which imports the raw material and manufactures Madopar, Parkinson’s drug, locally has ceased its production in both vial and tablet form following price control. ....The company had approached the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to reconsider its price revision. However, according to NPPA sources the cased was already ‘...

Poisonous Parkinson's molecule discovered

Researchers in Texas have found a molecule which may harm the brain areas involved in Parkinson's disease. There is no firm diagnostic test for Parkinson's disease - the doctor has to rely on the clinical examination of the patient. But it's known that cells producing a chemical called dopamine - which controls muscle activity - in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra slowly die as th...

Collagen improves voice quality in Parkinsonism

According to surgeons, injecting collagen into the vocal cords improves voice problems in Parkinson's disease. One of the important symptoms of Parkinson's disease is the deterioration in voice quality experienced by some patients. This problem is known as hypophonia, and is caused by muscle rigidity and other abnormalities in the area of the voice box or larynx.// ....People with hypophonia sou...

Cell transplants used to fend off Parkinson's symptoms

Doctors report they have had long-term success implanting cells into the brains of Parkinson's disease patients by passing a needle through the skull. Dr. Ray Watts, professor of //neurology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, told that patients had improved motor function - movement of their arms and legs - by up to 60% using this procedure. ....Watts implanted retinal pigment epi...

Embryonic Cells Might Prevent Parkinson’s Disease From Worsenin

Patients with Parkinson’s disease may be able to stop or even slightly improve the progression of the disease if they undergo a surgical procedure to implant // embryonic cells into their brains, say researchers. The cells work by producing dopamine, a neurochemical that helps control movement. People with Parkinson’s don’t produce enough dopamine, which leads to the movement problems common in p...

Coenzyme Q10 may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease

The naturally occurring compound coenzyme Q10 is the first treatment to actually slow down Parkinson's disease, rather than just treating its symptoms. The current treatments for Parkinson's disease// can help alleviate the movement disorders that accompany the condition, but they do not actually stop the underlying brain damage. In Parkinson's, cells in the substantia nigra, at the base of the b...

Vitamin E rich diet guards from Parkinson's

According to recent study, a high dietary intake of the antioxidant vitamin E may assist in reducing the risk of Parkinson's disease. A new report from the' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study', presented by Harvard School of Public Health researchers,// looks at diet and Parkinson's disease. The participants have been followed up for several years and asked about their die...

New hope for patients with Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of Kansas have now studied a new electrical device..that might lead to better quality of life of victims of Parkinson's disease...This new treatment involves implanting an electrical stimulator that helps..improve functioning and quality of life for Parkinson's patients. This..electrical device helps stimulate both sides of the brain, thus blocking the..signals that...

Parkinson's disease as a result of Head injuries

Researchers have discovered link between head injuries and Parkinson's disease...A study indicates that people who suffer a head injury may be four times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease ..compared to those who have not. They also added that the risk increases on the severity of injury. In general men and women have about a one in 75 chance of developing..Parkinson's disease. About 4 mi...

Parkinson’s Drug Linked to Gamblin

A new study finds an unusual side effect from drug therapy in some Parkinson’s patients. Certain dopamine agonists show signs of causing some patients to become excessive gamblers. ....Dopamine is a chemical substance that is produced in the brain that allows people to have smooth movements. Parkinson’s patients have a severe shortage of dopamine. Drug therapies for Parkinson’s focus on increasin...

Delaying Parkinson’s Diseas

A new study shows anti-inflammatory drugs do prevent the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The study, led by Harvard researchers, shows people who regularly take nonsteroidal// anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) had a lower risk of Parkinson’s than those who did not take the drugs. ....Parkinson’s disease is characterized by the death of neurons in the brain. The result is a loss in motor function. Som...

Magnetic Stimulation Found Effective for Parkinson’

In the United States, more than 1 million Americans have Parkinson’s disease. It is a neurological condition // that can cause slowness and instability, but a new type of therapy can improve both of these problems. A pulse of induced electrical current targets areas of the brain that control movement. This is done inorder to improve stiffness in patients. To make them move faster than they did be...

New Drug For Parkinson’s Disease With Less Side Effect

Researchers have found a potential new drug which is not only effective at treating patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease but it may even slow the progression of the disease. // ....The new drug rasagiline is found to cause fewer side effects than many Parkinson’s drugs, including less sleepiness, nausea and fewer hallucinations. Treatment of Parkinson’s symptoms allow patients to b...

Homocysteine The Cause Of Depression In Patients With Parkinson's

Homocysteine is an amino acid produced by the body. Parkinson's patients are particularly at risk for high homocysteine levels because the metabolism // of levodopa, a drug commonly used to treat the disease, produces the amino acid. ..New research has shown that patients with Parkinson’s disease who have high levels of homocysteine are more likely to be depressed and have worse cognitive functio...

Drug Found To Bring Relief For Individuals With Early Parkinson’

According to researchers the drug selegiline, also known as Eldepryl, may be an effective treatment for patients with newly diagnosed Parkinson’s // disease. ..Selegiline belongs to a group of drugs called monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors, which are used to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Doctors have been slow to prescribe selegiline to patients because previous studies have link...

Stopping The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease

About 1 percent of people over age 60 are affected by Parkinson’s disease. The condition is characterized by slowed motion, muscle rigidity, and tremors. Patients also suffer from loss of facial rigidity // and a shuffling walk. ..A drug already being used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may also be able to stop its progression say researchers . The drug, pramipexole (Mirapex), is f...

Magnetic Stimulation For Parkinson’s Diseas

Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition that can cause slowness and instability, but a new type of therapy can improve // both of these problems say researchers. A pulse of induced electrical current targets areas of the brain that control movement. This is done inorder to improve stiffness in patients. To make them move faster than they did before, without magnetic stimulation. ..For nea...

Exercising regularly can reduce the risk of Parkinson’s diseas

According to researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), exercise routine started in early adulthood may reduce the risk of having Parkinson’s disease.// ....Parkinson’s disease is a disease of the nerves that affect people in their middle ages. Some symptoms of the condition are muscle tremor, muscle rigidity and inability to maintain a posture. The disease affects the brain cells...

Fetal Cell Transplant Found To Improve Movement In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease

Latest research shows that fetal cell transplantation for patients with Parkinson’s disease is helping some patients get rid of their medications altogether.// ..Parkinson’s disease is a chronic neurological disease that impairs mobility. Patients with Parkinson’s lack the chemical dopamine, which is necessary for movement. Fetal cell transplantation involves transplanting aborted human fetal ti...

New Medicine For Parkinson’s disease

A new drug called Azilect manufactured by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is said to help people with //disabilities from Parkinson’s disease... ..According to the latest investigations, Azilect also called Rasagiline can improve the physical abilities of patients suffering from Parkinson’s. Rasagiline is a new drug and when taken along with the treatment of Levodopa, can cause some irreversi...

A New Addition Could Help Patients With Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers say by adding the drug rasagiline to standard treatment with levodopa can reduce the amount of time Parkinson’s disease // patients spend suffering from motor fluctuations they experience during the day . ..For the study researchers compared once-daily oral rasagiline to the drug entacapone, which must be taken with every levodopa dose, and a placebo in around 690 patients. Both of th...

Milk intake increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease in midlife

Scientists have found out that increased calcium intake by drinking milk or otherwise for middle aged men// may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease. ....Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system. Some of its symptoms are muscle tremors, muscle rigidity, decreased mobility, stooped posture, slow voluntary movements, and a mask-like facial expression. ....In a clinical study of p...

Ibuprofen to lower risk of Parkinson’s diseas

Scientists from Harvard School of Public Health have reported that over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs// like ibuprofen are beneficial as they can lower the risk of Parkinson’s disease. ....The study had tracked participants who took daily one ibuprofen tablet, men and women, for over the period of 8.5 yrs. These people seemed to have a 38% less chance of having Parkinson’s disease than the...

Scientists have found effective brain regions for deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s

Scientists were considering whether it is possible to help patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease// by using a procedure called deep brain stimulation. In a recent research, scientists from Oregon Health and Science University have found out two specific areas of brain, where the procedure of deep brain stimulation may be used... ..The treatment for Parkinson’s consists of the drug levodopa,...

Pesticide exposure may cause Parkinson’s diseas

Scientists have reportd that exposure to pesticides may raise the risk f Parkinson’s disease considerably//. The more a person is exposed to the pesticides the highre are his chances of developing Parkinson’s. ....The reseaearchers have studied about 3000 people in Europan countries who either have suffered from the diseases or were of similar backgrounds and exposed to risk factors like pesticid...

Re –growing Brain cells destroyed by Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease of the substantia nigra ,an area in the basal ganglia. The disease was // first discovered and its symptoms documented in 1817 by the British physician Dr. James Parkinson and the associated biochemical changes in the brain of patients were identified in the 1960s. Although some genes were identified only recently, others still remain a mystery....

Gambling related to Parkinsons medication

Medication meant to treat Parkinsons disease has been associated with sudden onset of phases// of habitual gambling in people who were not gamblers otherwise. ....The Mayo Clinic psychiatrists were behind the research that had shed light on such a link between gambling and the drug called dopamine agonists. ....Parkinsons disease is a disorder of the nervous system. Some of its symptoms are muscl...

New Study to look at the Beneficial Effects of Coenzyme Q10 on Parkinson’s disease

A recent article reviewing the research carried out so far into the effects// of CoQ10 on the progressive debilitating disease- Parkinson’s has revealed that a new phase III trial is scheduled to commence this year. In the past three years, demand for CoQ10 has escalated, causing soaring prices and reports of fake products entering the market. ..The increase in demand is thought to have been trig...

Drug Pramipexole Usage Linked To Gambling Addiction In Parkinsons Patients

Dr. M. Leann Dodd and colleagues from Minnesota medical center, Rochester has found new evidences between the usage of the drug Pramipexole, which is used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and severe addiction to gambling // . ....Pathologic gambling which is a severe addiction to gambling is a very rare phenomenon mostly occurring due to usage of anti-Parkinson’s drug and the addiction to...

Highly Educated More Prone To Parkinsons Disease

In a shocking revelation, researchers from the Mayo Clinic, in Olmsted County, Minnesota, suggest that Parkinson's disease is more likely to strike the highly-educated than manual workers,// meaning that an individual's educational and career paths impact Parkinson's disease risk later in life. ..The researchers said that probably early Parkinson's triggered a desire to spend a lot of time studyi...

Cell Implants May Help Those Who Suffer From Parkinson's

There is an improvement in the motor symptoms of patients who suffer from Parkinson disease as a result of cell implants from the human retina, according to a study conducted by the University of Alabama.// Most patients who suffer from the neurodegenerative disorder require the levodopa medication for bringing the symptoms under control. This is used for treating tremors and spasms. The levodopa...

Disturbance In REM May Signal Onset Of Parkinson's Disease

A new report has revealed that wild thrashing during sleep accompanied by cries can be sign of onset of Parkinson's disease. Professor Claudia Trenkwalder said that disruptions in the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep // cycle could be a signal to approaching Parkinson's disease, according to the German journal Psychology Today. .. ..The muscles are normally relaxed and disconnected from motor contr...

Genetic Therapy Could Solve Parkinson’s Puzzl

Researchers from the Northwestern University are developing a unique genetic therapy by which they can switch off a gene involved in Parkinson's disease. Martha Bohn and her laboratory team at// Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designed this novel therapy, which is described in detail in the January online issue of the journal Experimental Neurology. ..The gene therapy evol...

Gene Therapy To Cure Parkinson's Disease

A novel gene therapy is being developed by scientists belonging to the Northwestern University targeted at turning off some genes which contribute towards Parkinson's disease. //The gene therapy, described in the January online issue of the journal Experimental Neurology, was designed by Martha Bohn and her laboratory group at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. ....Bohn is a M...

Parkinson's Disease Has Genetic Roots

A genetic mutation has been identified by researchers which is responsible for over 20% of the incidences of Parkinson's disease among Jews, North Africans and Arabs.// It was previously believed that genetics had a very minor role to play in the disease. This particular mutation is quite rare where people living outside the Middle East are concerned. Other mutations may be responsible for the in...

Sex Determination Gene Blamed For High Incidence Of Parkinson’s In Me

The SRY or the sex determination gene, that plays a crucial role in deciding if an embryo should develop into a male or female (embryo with SRY gene develops into a male), could explain the high incidence of Parkinson's disease in men. // The SRY protein, required for formation of testes is also produced by Parkinson's affected areas in the brain, report researchers from Prince Henry's Institute...

Parkinson's Drug Leads To Increase in Gamblers

A new research in the field of medications prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease revealed shocking results. After investigation it was found// that drugs prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease could turn patients into compulsive gamblers. Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have found strong association between pathological gambling and the drugs. ..Mainly these drugs boost the lev...