People with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), a sleep disturbance that can precede Parkinson’s disease, have higher levels of toxic alpha-synuclein protein clumps in their stool than do Parkinson’s patients and healthy people, a study showed.
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A seasoned caregiver’s top tips for living well with Parkinson’s
I recently began attending a support group for Parkinson’s disease caregivers. Although I may have been one of the group’s youngest members, I’ve been a caregiver for longer than most, as my husband, Arman, was
Microglia may protect neurons in brain during Parkinson’s early stages
Microglia — the brain’s primary immune cells — can help to keep motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease from quickly advancing in early disease stages, work in a mouse disease model suggests. Its findings support studies
Parkinson’s mutations can alter inflammatory immune responses
People with sporadic Parkinson’s disease and those with Parkinson’s-associated mutations in the GBA gene show a distinct immune cell profile in the blood relative to healthy people, a study showed. In turn, Parkinson’s patients carrying
Variability in platelet size may be biomarker for Parkinson’s: Study
Researchers have discovered a new genetic link between platelets in the bloodstream and Parkinson’s disease, according to a large-scale genetic study that investigated associations between blood measures and neurological and psychiatric diseases. Variation in platelet
DBS can ease familial and idiopathic Parkinson’s symptoms equally
Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) may bring benefits to people with Parkinson’s regardless of whether the disease is caused by a gene mutation or appears in patients with no associated mutations, a study in Spain
How I Find and Use Solitude With Parkinson’s Disease
Sanctuary and solitude help create the conditions for practicing insight meditation. This helps me to sense the Parkinson’s brain noise coming from my damaged midbrain, enabling me to better understand, and manage, some of my
Study Examines How Caregiver Strain Affects Patients
People with Parkinson’s disease are more likely to report a good quality of life if their caregivers are not strained, a new study suggests. “As caregiver strain was found to be related to patients’ QoL
Rehab Center Will Test Outpatient Monitoring System
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a rehabilitation center located in Chicago, Illinois, will conduct a study that will use Datos Health‘s remote care platform Open Care to monitor physical activity in people with Parkinson’s disease and other
How Parkinson’s May Affect Sexes Differently Examined in US Study
Men with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease may experience greater effects of the disease on certain aspects of their life than women, according to a study of patients living in the southeastern U.S. Specifically, men were found
Video-based AI System Approved in China for Use in Parkinson’s
Nervtex’s MoDAS artificial intelligence (AI) system has become the first video-based, AI-powered medical device to win regulatory approval for assessing motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, according to a company press release.
CPT1 Enzyme May Be Potential Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s
Suppressing the activity of carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 1 (CPT1) — a key enzyme in the metabolism of fatty molecules — led to reductions in motor and non-motor symptoms in two mouse models of Parkinson’s disease, a