Levodopa's Effect on Parkinson's Disease Unclear
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NEW YORK  - Although symptoms of  Parkinson's disease often improve when the drug levodopa is  given, brain scan results suggest that the drug hastens  progression of the disease, according to a report in The New  England Journal of Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - Deep brain electrical   stimulation appears to be more effective than the best medical   treatment in reducing motor symptoms and improving quality of   life in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, according   to the results of a clinical trial.
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NEW YORK  - Women with higher levels of total cholesterol appear to be at decreased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a report by researchers in the Netherlands.
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NEW YORK  - Although symptoms of Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) often improve when the drug levodopa is given, brain scan results suggest that the drug hastens progression of the disease, according to a report in The New England
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NEW YORK  - Electrical stimulation of a  brain region called the subthalamic nucleus provides only  modest benefits to patients with Parkinson's disease, according  to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and  Psychiatry.
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MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The antibiotic rifampicin showS promise as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, according to results of test tube research by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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An experimental drug called safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's disease, researchers report.
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LONDON  - In patients with early  Parkinson's disease, selegiline and other drugs in a class  called monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors are cheap and  effective treatments that reduce disability and the need for  levodopa, researcher report in this week's British Medical  Journal.
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WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Factors such as gender, age and overall health may help predict which people with early Parkinson&#39;s disease will experience hallucinations, sleepiness or swelling, a new study says.
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An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms &#151; dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man &#151; without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients.
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A drug tested on lab mice slows and may even halt the progress of Parkinson&#39;s, offering the brightest pharmacological hope in decades of rolling back this tragic disease, US researchers report on Sunday.
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NEW YORK  - Exposure to pesticides increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease somewhat, researchers report.
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Electrical impulses delivered to two   areas of the brain that control movement alleviate the symptoms   of Parkinson's disease more effectively than drugs alone,   according to a study in Thursday's New England Journal of   Medicine.
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A study produces evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and a raised risk of Parkinson's disease.
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A glitch in the way cells clear damaged  proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's  disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new  treatments for the incurable condition.
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Electrical stimulation of a brain region called the subthalamic nucleus provides only modest benefits to patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
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&quot;Our data suggest the possibility that exercise can make dopamine neurons resistant to neurotoxins and may therefore be a useful therapy for Parkinson&#39;s disease,&quot; said chief researcher Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh.