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GLNT study to evaluate abnormal muscle tone caused by neurological disorders

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today that it is launching a study to determine the feasibility of a clinician-worn glove to objectively evaluate abnormal muscle tone, such as stiff joints or muscle tightness, due to neurological disorders.

16 Jan 2014

Heavy drinking associated with faster decline in cognitive function in middle-aged men

Middle-aged men who drink more than 36 grams of alcohol, or two and a half US drinks per day, may speed their memory loss by up to six years later on, according to a study published in the January 15, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Jan 2014

Deep-brain stimulation boosts PD patients’ driving performance

Deep-brain stimulation reduces errors among patients with Parkinson’s disease undergoing a driving simulator test, a study shows.

14 Jan 2014

New technology efficiently transfers investigational antibodies from blood via blood-brain barrier

Today the scientific journal Neuron published results on the Roche-designed Brain Shuttle technology that efficiently transfers investigational antibodies from the blood through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) into the brain in preclinical models.

10 Jan 2014

Weill Cornell Medical College received a $75M grant to expand, enhance cancer research, care programs

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it has received a $75 million gift from Sandra and Edward Meyer and the Sandra and Edward Meyer Foundation to expand and enhance the medical college's distinguished cancer research and care programs.

9 Jan 2014

Research: New target for treating Huntington's and Parkinson's disease

Research from Western University (London, Canada) has revealed a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease. Stephen Ferguson, PhD, a scientist at Western's Robarts Research Institute, and Fabiola Ribeiro, PhD, of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil found a definite improvement in motor behaviors in a HD mouse model when one of the major neurotransmitters in the brain, called Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (mGluR5) was deleted.

9 Jan 2014

Epilepsy drug taken during pregnancy not linked with development problems for preschoolers

A new study finds that the epilepsy drug levetiracetam appears not to be associated with thinking, movement and language problems for preschool children born to mothers who took the drug during pregnancy, although the drug valproate was associated with some difficulties in preschoolers.

8 Jan 2014

Slower decline for patients with PARKIN-associated PD

Cognitive and motor decline may be slower in patients with early-onset Parkinson’s disease if they have PARKIN mutations, suggests an analysis of the Consortium on Risk for Early-Onset PD study.

8 Jan 2014

Dementia detracts from PD patients’ life expectancy

Patients with Parkinson’s disease have an increased risk for mortality, especially if they have dementia, a meta-analysis confirms.

8 Jan 2014

Sleep disorder linked to poor nonmotor status in Parkinson’s disease

The presence of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder is associated with more severe nonmotor symptoms in patients with early-stage Parkinson’s disease, a study shows.

8 Jan 2014

Study raises hopes for new drugs to treat brain disorders associated with neurotransmitter imbalance

Although drugs have been developed that inhibit the imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain - a condition which causes many brain disorders and nervous system diseases - the exact understanding of the mechanism by which these drugs work has not yet been fully understood.

8 Jan 2014

OASIS receives research award from MJFF to develop saliva-based, rapid test for Parkinson's detection, diagnosis

Oasis Diagnostics Corporation is the recipient of a research award from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to validate OASIS' development of a non-invasive, saliva-based, rapid test for Parkinson's disease detection and diagnosis.

8 Jan 2014

New ways to treat substance abuse, neurological diseases and mental illnesses

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found a way to change alcohol drinking behavior in rodents, using the emerging technique of optogenetics, which uses light to stimulate neurons.

7 Jan 2014

Parkinson's disease patients from lower socioeconomic status less likely to receive DBS

Among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, female, black, Asian and patients are substantially less likely to receive proven deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to improve tremors and motor symptoms, according to a new report by a Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania researcher who identified considerable disparities among Medicare recipients receiving DBS for Parkinson's disease.

5 Jan 2014

Parkinson's Disease News and Research

Latest Parkinson's Disease News and Research

GLNT study to evaluate abnormal muscle tone caused by neurological disorders

Heavy drinking associated with faster decline in cognitive function in middle-aged men

Deep-brain stimulation boosts PD patients’ driving performance

New technology efficiently transfers investigational antibodies from blood via blood-brain barrier

Weill Cornell Medical College received a $75M grant to expand, enhance cancer research, care programs

Research: New target for treating Huntington's and Parkinson's disease

Epilepsy drug taken during pregnancy not linked with development problems for preschoolers

Slower decline for patients with PARKIN-associated PD

Dementia detracts from PD patients’ life expectancy

Sleep disorder linked to poor nonmotor status in Parkinson’s disease

Study raises hopes for new drugs to treat brain disorders associated with neurotransmitter imbalance

OASIS receives research award from MJFF to develop saliva-based, rapid test for Parkinson's detection, diagnosis

New ways to treat substance abuse, neurological diseases and mental illnesses

Parkinson's disease patients from lower socioeconomic status less likely to receive DBS

Biologists discover effective strategy that could prevent immune system from rejecting grafts

Shingles may increase risk of stroke in later life, study finds

Study explains how nicotine exploits body's cellular machinery to promote addiction

MitoQ antioxidant reverses MS-like disease in animal

Oral ingestion of inosine compound raises urate levels, shows Parkinson's study

Concussion involving momentary loss of consciousness may be related to buildup of Alzheimer's

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