Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, who believed they were examining connective tissue cell protein, got quite a surprise when they instead stumbled upon a therapy to eradicate the outward symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in mice. Not only that, but the therapy may be beneficial in various conditions that call for the […]
You may not recognize her by name, but you’ve likely heard her story. Joy Milne has an incredibly unique talent: detecting Parkinson’s disease through her sense of smell. Her gift came to light when she detected what she describes as an “overpowering sort of nasty yeast smell” in her husband of ten years. Soon noticing
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A senior who exhibits memory loss, confusion, poor judgment, repetition, and difficulty completing daily activities has the telltale signs of Alzheimer’s disease, right? Actually, what appears to be a clear-cut case of Alzheimer’s may in fact be a recently discovered dementia.
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Scientists are finally starting to get a grip on the discrepancy between Alzheimer’s diagnoses in females and men. Generally, as many as 2/3 of people with Alzheimer’s in the United States are female, and as scientists continue to better grasp the specific intricacies behind this trend, we are able to begin to target them. As reported by
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The significant effects of staying physically active throughout aging are considerable, but for those with Parkinson’s disease, it could truly be a game-changer in the progression of the disease. Several recent studies are discovering direct links between exercise and Parkinson’s, like the largest clinical study up to now, for which patients who exercised no less than
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Imagine if there was a medication that could treat not only leukemia, but Parkinson's and Alzheimer's as well. At Georgetown University Medical Center, researchers are hopeful that nilotinib is that medication. Now approved for use in those with one type of leukemia, a small trial is causing great excitement in its encouraging results to rid
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Every year, thousands of American seniors are told they have Parkinson’s disease, but they don’t. For many of these patients, the true diagnosis is a similar but lesser-known disease: dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Dementia with Lewy bodies affects as many as 1.3 million Americans, according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA). That estimate
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