FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People living in heavily polluted areas of the United States may be more vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Specifically, the culprit is a type of air pollution called fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which is less than 2.5 microns in diameterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A noninvasive treatment that heats specific areas of brain tissue may ease movement symptoms in some people with Parkinson’s disease, a clinical trial has found. The study tested the effects of an incision-free procedure called focused ultrasound ablation, where doctors use sound wavesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A person seeing a barely noticeable tremor in one hand could be witnessing the first signs of Parkinson’s disease. This progressive condition affects the nervous system, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., which offers information about the disease. While tremors areContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are shedding light on a mystery medical condition called VEXAS syndrome that’s believed to affect more than 15,000 people in the United States. Identified in 2020, VEXAS syndrome is a rare, genetically linked disorder with a high death rate. The syndrome includesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Actor Michael J. Fox details his experiences with Parkinson’s disease, including turning to alcohol and pills in an attempt to cope, in a new documentary. Fox, 61, has had the degenerative brain disorder since 1991, but didn’t disclose it publicly until 1998. TheContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A recent study suggests that Parkinson’s disease, in which parts of the brain are progressively damaged over many years, may actually start in the gut. Nearly 30% of the gut bacteria in patients with Parkinson’s disease differed from those without the disease, accordingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in an area with easy access to parks and rivers appears to slow the progression of devastating neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. That’s the conclusion of a new study based on more than a decade and a half tracking diseaseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ten children with an especially rare and hard-to-treat form of “bubble boy” disease are living normal lives after receiving a new gene therapy approach, researchers say. Experts said the findings are a major advance for children with the disease — a subtype ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s disease is a much bigger problem than previously thought, particularly for aging Americans, a new study finds. There are about 50% more new cases of the degenerative disorder diagnosed each year in North America than currently estimated, researchers concluded after an extensiveContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug may help people with Parkinson’s disease find relief from constant constipation — a common and troublesome feature of the disease. In a trial involving 150 people with Parkinson’s and chronic constipation, researchers found that patients given the drug for aContinue Reading