Antibiotic hope for Parkinson's
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An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.
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Researchers have found a new gene mutation responsible for a common form of inherited Parkinson's disease, a discovery that may eventually aid in treating all types of the degenerative brain disorder.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Using a genetically engineered virus to deliver two proteins into the brains of laboratory rats prevented the progressive degeneration of nerve cells that cause Parkinson's disease.
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Researchers announced at a San Francisco conference that exposure to low levels of pesticides might speed the development of Parkinson's disease.
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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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In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites).
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WASHINGTON - An antibiotic that shuts down the power source of the tuberculosis bacteria may become the first new drug enlisted in 40 years to fight the disease.
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NEW YORK  - An experimental drug called  safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's  disease, researchers report.
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An experimental drug called safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's disease, researchers report.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've discovered how a gene mutation linked to an inherited form of Parkinson's disease damages the brain.
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A new strategy for combating antibiotic resistance could turn back the clock and make old antibiotics useful again. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is spreading at an alarming pace.
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NEW YORK  - For some people with Parkinson's disease, a personalized home program of exercises and instructions appears to help prevent them from falling, UK researchers have shown.
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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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&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.
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NEW YORK  - A new type of bacteria-killing  compounds, called nubiotics, appear to be potent antimicrobial  agents in animal experiments, researchers report.
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Adding antibiotics to standard drug therapy may slow down the progress of multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- A trial for what appeared to be a promising new therapy for Parkinson's disease has been halted, although researchers haven't given up hope that the drug will one day prove useful.