In Parkinson’s disease, alpha-synuclein is abnormally folded, which causes it to clump up in dopamine-producing neurons and form a mass called a Lewy body. Lewy bodies destroy neurons, leading to ...

AI-powered blood test detects Parkinson's disease years before symptoms appear, revolutionizing early diagnosis and treatment ...

Hearing impairment has emerged as a potential risk factor for Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily manifests with motor impairments like tremors, rigidity, and ...

Men, more than women, are at risk of developing Parkinson's disease, which is a progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system that leads to hand tremors. But hand tremors alone cannot ...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. In the United ...

Dancing the Blues Away' Seen in Brain Imaging in People With Parkinson's Disease, New Study Finds Dec. 18, 2024 — Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson's disease, and the ...

When Janelle Partington first heard she had Parkinson's disease at just 44 years old, her whole world fell apart.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration ... However, the initial diagnosis of PD is based on cardinal signs such as bradykinesia, resting tremor, ...

Parkinson’s disease exemplifies these issues and will be our focus here. Classically, the onset of its cardinal signs (bradykinesia/akinesia, tremor and rigidity) correlates with the loss of midbrain ...