Outdoor Air Exposure to Chemical TCE May Raise Risk of Parkinson’s
A large nationwide study finds that long-term exposure to a common industrial chemical in outdoor air is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease among older adults.
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Sending Tissue Samples to Space for Parkinson’s, MS Research
NSCF will send human brain organoids derived from patients with two different types of degenerative brain diseases—Parkinson’s and PPMS—to the orbiting laboratory.
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Study Finds Health Disparity for Minorities With Parkinson’s
Black, Hispanic, and Asian people with Parkinson’s were found to have a lower health-related quality of life compared to White people.
Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Study Demonstrates Improvement at 5 Years
Insightec publishes a follow-up study of unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor.
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Weight Changes in Early Parkinson’s Tied to Changes in Thinking Skills?
People with weight changes soon after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may be more likely to have changes in their thinking skills than people who maintain their weight, according to a recent study.
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Long-Term Cala TAPS Therapy Reduces Tremors, Study Notes
Cala TAPS therapy reduces essential tremor with no loss of effect over time and improves patient quality of life, a new study suggests.
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Muscular Dystrophy Association Announces 70 Research Grants Totaling Over $17 Million
The Muscular Dystrophy Association announces the awarding of 70 new grants totaling over $17 million toward neuromuscular disease research.
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Implantable Electronics Could Treat Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson’s Disease
Flexible implantable electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.
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Patients with Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Have Higher Comorbidities and Costs, Per Cala Health Research
Patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease have a higher prevalence of comorbidities, according to new research from Cala Health.
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Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Neurosurgeons Provide Focused Ultrasound Technology for First Time
Focused ultrasound offers treatment for people suffering from essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders.
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Statin Drug Therapy May Lower the Risk of Parkinsonism
Older people taking statins have a lower chance of developing parkinsonism later compared to people who weren’t taking statins, per research.
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JOGO-Gx Shows Early Success in Treating Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
JOGO-Gx, a digital therapeutic that taps into the neuroplasticity of the brain using biofeedback, shows early success as a Parkinson’s treatment.
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Cala Health Expands Affordable Access for Patients with Essential Tremor
New coding and coverage by commercial and government payors makes it easier for physicians to prescribe and patients to afford Cala Health’s clinically proven treatment for essential tremor, Cala Trio therapy, the company notes in a media release.
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Parkinson’s Disease Mutation Misdirects Iron in the Brain
A common gene mutation for Parkinson’s disease drives mislocalization of iron in activated microglia, according to a study published recently in PLOS Biology, by Mark Cookson of the National Institute on Aging and colleagues.
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Transcranial Stimulation Enhances Beneficial Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Gait in Parkinson’s Patients
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can increase the benefits of aerobic exercise and improve the gait of patients with Parkinson’s disease immediately after a session, researchers suggest, in Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair.
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Researchers Develop New Way to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases
Some proteins in cells can separate into small droplets like oil droplets in water, but faults in this process may underlie neurodegenerative diseases in the brains of older people. Now, Rutgers researchers have developed a new method to quantify protein droplets involved in these diseases, which they explain in the journal Biophysical Reports.
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ALS Patients Get $15 Million for Care in California
California’s budget for FY 2021-2022, recently signed by its governor, Gavin Newsom, includes $15 million in funding for the care and treatment of people living with ALS. It also includes $8.4 million to fund Parkinson’s disease data collection and research, according to separate news releases.
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FDA Approves SenSight Directional Lead System for DBS Therapy
Medtronic plc announces the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and first US implants of the SenSight Directional Lead System used for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy.
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