L-Dopa Doesn&#39;t Hasten Parkinson&#39;s Disease
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Dec. 7, 2004 -- A new study helps put to rest worries that the drug L-dopa might speed Parkinson&#39;s disease. L-dopa is the gold standard treatment for Parkinson&#39;s disease.
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Two monkeys exposed to a common pesticide for more than a year developedclassic signs of Parkinson&#39;s disease, strong evidence environmental factors may destroy key brain cells regulating movement
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While Parkinson&#39;s disease typically brings to mind symptoms such as tremors and slow movement, researchers have found that nearly half of all Parkinson&#39;s patients also suffer from depression.
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A long-term low calorie diet, already reported to extend life span, may also offer protection from Parkinson's disease &#151; at least in monkeys.
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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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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.
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People with Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news
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Eating a low calorie diet may help to reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, research suggests.
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WASHINGTON: A new medical study helps explain the puzzling effect of dopamine on patients suffering from the degenerative nerve disorder Parkinson&#39;s disease, said a report out Thursday.
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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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Rates of malignant melanoma and  skin cancer are increased before a diagnosis of Parkinson's  disease, new research suggests. This casts doubt on the notion  that levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may contribute to  the observed higher risk of malignant melanoma in such  patients.
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Oct. 25, 2004 -- Exercise may slow the onset of Parkinson&#39;s disease, a new animal study shows. A pilot study is under way to test this theory in Parkinson&#39;s disease patients.
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Regular exercise could stop Parkinson's disease from progressing, researchers believe.
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A new study may prove exercise to be an effective treatment for Parkinson&#39;s Disease (PD). &#39;Our data suggest the possibility that exercise can make dopamine neurons resistant to neurotoxins and may therefore
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TUESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term and current smokers have a lower risk of Parkinson&#39;s disease than the general population, researchers say in a report that confirms previous observations that people with Parkinson&#39;s disease were less likely to be smokers.
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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  - People with Parkinson's disease have difficulty spotting traffic signs and roadside landmarks while driving, and are more likely to make safety errors on the road, a new study shows.