In a Canadian discovery powered by philanthropy, a team of Western University researchers led by Dr. Michael Strong has uncovered a potential path toward a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-uncovers-protein-interactions-potential-path.html
Every year roughly 1,000 Canadians are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). Some 4,000 Canadians are currently living with the disease.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-reduction-symptoms-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis.html
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a significant discovery, identifying genetic connections between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Parkinson's disease (PD)...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-genetic-link-inflammatory-bowel-disease.html
Approximately 31,000 people are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the United States, with an average of 5,000 new cases every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control a...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-vowel-intelligibility-people-als.html
Researchers from the UAB have identified a region in the early aggregates of the alpha-synuclein protein that can be targeted to prevent its conversion into the toxic amyloid fibrils that accumul...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-therapeutic-neutralize-toxic-parkinson-protein.html
A preclinical study from Karolinska Institutet offers hope for treating severe neurodegenerative diseases with an existing drug. The study suggests that the leprosy drug clofazimine may be effect...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-leprosy-drug-effective-huntington-disease.html
Parkinson's disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative conditions worldwide. It causes motor impairments such as tremors, slow movement, muscle stiffness, and balance problems. Memory...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-web-platform-app-aim-quality.html
For most patients, it's unknown exactly what causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons that impairs muscle control and eventually leads ...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-epigenomic-analysis-factors-amyotrophic-lateral.html
Social connectedness, a feeling of belonging at school and in the community, can play an important role in suicide prevention among high-risk teens, new research from the University of Oregon fin...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-social-key-youth-suicide-efforts.html
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a way to better control the preclinical generation of key neurons depleted in Parkinson's disease, pointing toward a new approach for a disease...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-neurogenesis-approach-parkinson-disease.html
A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered novel DNA methylation patterns in the blood of patients with Parkinson's disease, according to findings published in Annals of Neurolo...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-scientists-potential-biomarkers-environmental-exposures.html
April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-symptoms-parkinson-disease.html
A research team led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) derived iPS cells (iPSC) from α-synucleinopathy patients with early-onset familial Parkinson's dis...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-differentiating-cerebral-cortical-neurons-decipher.html
A new UCLA Health study has found that certain genetic variants could help explain how long-term pesticide exposure could increase the risk of Parkinson's disease.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-genetic-variations-predispose-people-parkinson.html
Essential tremor, a nervous system disorder that causes rhythmic shaking, is one of the most common movement disorders. A new study published in the Annals of Neurology reveals details on the inc...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-longest-date-cognitive-impairment-adults.html
In an evolving journey toward understanding and supporting those living with Parkinson's disease, a new report offers fresh insights into the burden it places on those affected.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-prospects-people-parkinson.html
European researchers are pioneering a vaccine and treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-fatal-neurodegenerative-disease-advances-fronts.html
Although there are still some aspects pending confirmation for its use in the clinical setting, and its resolution needs to be improved slightly, a study by the UPV/EHU and Biobizkaia has shown t...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-retinal-thickness-cognitive-parkinson-patients.html
Researchers have used artificial intelligence techniques to massively accelerate the search for Parkinson's disease treatments.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-ai-drug-parkinson-ten.html
A new study from Van Andel Institute scientists offers a first look into the complex molecular changes that occur in brain cells with Lewy bodies, which are key pathological hallmarks of Parkinso...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-scientists-cell-vulnerability-fingerprint-parkinson.html
Prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody, is shown to reduce signs of motor deterioration in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) who have rapidly progressing disease, as reported in an explorato...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-drug-rapid-parkinson-disease.html
Findings from a recent study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases demonstrate the effectiveness of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The study...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-real-world-knowledge-gap-treatment.html
Researchers at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland have shown that bodily sensations related to emotions are altered by the neurological disorder Parkinson's disease.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-emotions-parkinson-disease-emotion-bodily.html
Researchers at the University of Iowa in a new study have linked a region in the brain to how humans redirect thoughts and attention when distracted. The connection is important because it offers...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-brain-region-involved-attention.html
Subcutaneous infusion of ND0612 (a levodopa-carbidopa solution) increases on time without troublesome dyskinesia among patients with Parkinson disease, according to a study published online March...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-subcutaneous-infusion-levodopa-carbidopa-beneficial.html
Low-cost, wearable sensors could increase access to care for patients with Parkinson's disease. New machine-learning approaches and a baseline of data from healthy older adults improve the accura...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-wearable-sensors-parkinson-machine-healthy.html
Multiple sclerosis is a disease mainly associated with the slowing down of information processing and a lack of motor coordination. It is an incurable disease that leads to degeneration of the ce...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-team-multifractal-early-stages-multiple.html
Over the last decade, researchers at the University of Michigan have continued to find that exposure to environmental toxins—from pesticides used in agriculture to volatile organic compounds in...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-chemicals-home-garages-linked-amyotrophic.html
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that progresses relentlessly. It gradually impairs a person's ability to function until they ultimately become immobile and often deve...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-newly-genetic-variant-parkinson-disease.html
The nose or the gut? For the past two decades, the scientific community has debated the wellspring of the toxic proteins at the source of Parkinson's disease. In 2003, a German pathologist, Heiko...
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-hypothesis-emerges-parkinson-disease.html