The drive home turned into a quiet ceremony, a gentle transition between worlds I didn’t yet have the language for. After spending long days with my uncle Brandon, who had Parkinson’s disease, I would get in the car, turn on something soothing and timeless like Sade, and let the…
Parkinson’s disease may actually begin deep in the gut, where immune cells meant to protect the body inadvertently help toxic proteins make their way to the brain, according to a new study. Researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London (UCL) have identified a specific type…
Small particles called exosomes may help deliver curcumin directly to dopamine-producing nerve cells damaged in Parkinson’s disease, a study in rats suggests. In laboratory and animal experiments, the targeted delivery helped protect these cells and was associated with improved outcomes, pointing to a potential precision-delivery strategy for future research.
Boston University has been awarded a $2 million research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to support a clinical study examining motor and cognitive factors related to changes in walking among people with Parkinson’s disease who use MedRhythms’ music-based platform, MOVIVE. MOVIVE…
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The fear of falling is a common phobia, particularly among people over 65. Between 20%-85% of seniors have anxiety about falling, and up to half of them say the fear restricts them from their daily activities. Aging and Parkinson’s disease are risk factors for falling. And of course,…
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, developed a new compound that blocks a harmful interaction between the alpha-synuclein protein and a mitochondrial enzyme called ClpP. In a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease, the treatment helped preserve dopamine-producing brain cells and improved movement and cognitive performance. The…
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