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Parkinson's Genes Identified  -  25 Mar 2008
Ivanhoe,...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 1.5 million Americans currently have Parkinson's disease and another 60000 will be diagnosed this year.

Minnesota author Jon Hassler and Belgian novelist Hugo Claus dead  -  25 Mar 2008
Los Angeles Times,Hassler suffered from a form of Parkinson's disease. Claus, afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, chose euthanasia. Jon Hassler, 74, a Minnesota author who

Smell sense loss linked to Parkinson's  -  25 Mar 2008
United Press InternationalHONOLULU, March 24 (UPI) -- Impaired sense of smell may occur in the early stages of Parkinson's disease and be an early indicator of the disease,

NEW YORK, March 25 --  -  25 Mar 2008
SunHerald.com,The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research today announced the launch of a new funding program, Improving Delivery of Parkinson's Disease

Blood test to diagnose Parkinson's  -  25 Mar 2008
PRESS TV,American scientists believe they have discovered the first reliable diagnostic blood test to detect neurological Parkinson's disease.

Brown's embryology letter to MPs in full  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,...of many other human afflictions: including not only Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's but perhaps also cancer, spinal cord injuries and muscle damage.

Is Suppressing Scientific Research Sinful?  -  25 Mar 2008
Reason Online,This work is aimed at figuring out eventual treatments for the 1.5 million Americans who suffer from Parkinson's disease. Can research on mice designed to

Videoconferencing lets patients 'see' specialists hundreds of ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Canadian Press,Dr. Mark Guttman asks his patient with Parkinson's disease, holding his hands in front of his chest to demonstrate. "Now can you tap, tap, tap your fingers?

Allon Reports 2007 Audited Operating Results and Updates 2008 Plans  -  25 Mar 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),...from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to evaluate the effectiveness of AL-108 in preclinical models of Parkinson's disease.

Cleveland doctors are on the leading edge of treating disorders ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,DBS was developed to treat Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. Now Rezai, director of the Clinic's Center for Neurological Restoration,

New findings about differences between teen and elderly brains ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,...was the first independent facility in the US to focus solely on aging and age-related conditions including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, cancer,

BUYINS.NET: ILNS, SOEN, DMXC, AQPTY, SEARF Have Also Been Removed ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...and vaccines that address unmet needs in Alzheimer's disease and other indications, including ataxia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease,

A Fly's Tiny Brain May Hold Huge Human Benefits  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)The results of the study may benefit human patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and could eventually lead to discoveries in the treatment of

Girls' night out to raise charity cash  -  25 Mar 2008
The Star,...area will raise money for the charity which cares for people with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease.

Over 60 and heading for rehab  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,Alcohol can even provoke Parkinson's disease among older people and alcohol is implicated in one in three elderly suicides. Daisy Goodall, 73, who started

Stem Cells for Parkinson's Disease: Breakthrough or Hype?  -  Mar 24, 2008
Wired NewsBy Brandon Keim March 24, 2008 | 10:10:27 AMCategories: Stem Cell Research For the first time, researchers have treated used clone-derived stem cells to

Gene Linked to Form of Parkinson's Disease  -  Mar 21, 2008
Washington Post,FRIDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in a gene called GIGYF2 may be directly linked to the development of Parkinson's disease in families with a

New study provides genetic clue to Parkinson's disease  -  Mar 23, 2008
Science Centric,This joins a small but growing body of research linking insulin and IGF to Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's.

Promising Research On The Susceptibility To And Drug Targets For ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Science Daily (press release)20, 2008) — Better understanding of Parkinson's disease onset during aging is important for improving diagnostics and developing strategies for therapeutic

Stem Cell Implant to the Brain Helps Improve Parkinson's Symptoms ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
DG NewsBy Ed Susman WASHINGTON, DC -- March 24, 2008 -- All of the patients with Parkinson's disease who were treated by implantation of stem cells into the brain

Parkinson's Disease Society  -  Mar 19, 2008
Guardian,The PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY (PDS) is the leading charity dedicated to supporting all people with Parkinson's, their families, friends and carers.

Parkinson's muscle rigidity slows movement  -  Mar 23, 2008
El Paso Times,By Amitava Biswas, Ph.D. / Special to the Times Parkinson's disease is a relatively common neurological disorder affecting movements.

My Daily Battle  -  Mar 22, 2008
Boston Globe,Four years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and, later, an Alzheimer's-like dementia. Now 62 and living in Chestnut Hill, he shares what it's

Gene Bid To Cure Parkinson's Disease  -  Mar 21, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,SCIENTISTS believe the discovery of a gene linked to Parkinson's disease may lead to a cure for it. Astudy has revealed mutations in the gene - known as

Gene find sparks Parkinson's hope  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Press Association...and possibly even preventive, strategies that target the underlying cause of Parkinson's disease," said the senior author of the study, Dr Robert Smith.

Gene mutations linked to Parkinson's identified  -  Mar 20, 2008
CTV.ca,Scientists appear to have discovered a gene mutation that is connected to the development of Parkinson's Disease in people with a family history of the

Parkinson's Disease Drug Might Work In Cancer Patients  -  Mar 13, 2008
Science Daily (press release)13, 2008) — Dopamine, a drug currently used to treat Parkinson's disease and other illnesses, also might work in cancer patients. The study, which was done

'Compromise' hopes for embryo bill  -  Mar 23, 2008
ITN,..."For people out there suffering from Parkinson's disease and motor neurone disease, this is not a question of some issue about the procedure through the

XenoPort: postive results in Phase I trial of Parkinson's disease ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
CNNMoney.com...results from its Phase I clinical trial of XP21279, the company's transported prodrug of levodopa (L-Dopa) designed to treat Parkinson's disease.

Impaired Olfaction May Point to Impending Parkinson's  -  Mar 21, 2008
MedPage Today,By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today HONOLULU, March 21 -- One of the earliest signs of impending Parkinson's disease could be right under a

Louie's Run 5k to raise funds for Parkinson's research  -  Mar 23, 2008
SouthCoastToday.com,By EILEEN MARUM MARION — The fifth annual 5k Louie's Run is more than a race; it is a journey to find a cure for Parkinson's disease.

Medical Edge: Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's share symptoms  -  Mar 21, 2008
Post-Bulletin,These protein deposits (called Lewy bodies after the physician who first identified them) are also found in people who have Parkinson's disease.

Conditional Model of Parkinson's Disease Developed  -  Mar 4, 2008
Science Daily (press release)4, 2008) — The pathological mediators of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) are unknown. One hypothesis postulates that neurodegeneration results

Sense of Smell May Predict Parkinson's  -  Mar 21, 2008
WebMDBy Miranda Hitti March 21, 2008 -- A poor sense of smell may help predict Parkinson's disease in elderly men, according to a new study.

Addex Achieves First Milestone in Parkinson's Disease ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusiness..."The achievement of this first preclinical milestone provides additional validation for the strategy of activating mGluR4 to treat Parkinson's disease,"

Parkinson's Patients Take Up Boxing to Fight Disease  -  Mar 5, 2008
ABC NewsAll of them are her students at Rock Steady Gym in Indianapolis, and they all suffer from Parkinson's disease. The degenerative illness commonly strikes

Parkinson's disease: when fatigue rings alarm bells  -  Feb 27, 2008
Times Online,This week the EBC has been discussing the impact of Parkinson's disease on health services within the European community as well as on patients and families

Out-of-whack Protein May Boost Parkinson's Disease  -  Feb 26, 2008
Science Daily (press release)26, 2008) — A single change in a protein may play a role in whether someone develops Parkinson's disease, say University of Florida Genetics Institute

Study gives genetic clues to Parkinson’s disease  -  Mar 21, 2008
TopNews,GIGYF2 specifically appears to on a region that was initially identified through a genetic analysis of families with Parkinson's disease, called PARK11.

Branch raises disease funds  -  Mar 20, 2008
Bradford Telegraph Argus,The Skipton branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society will hold the coffee morning on Saturday, April 5, at St Andrew's Church, Newmarket Street.

Terminal options for the irreversibly ill  -  Mar 24, 2008
Taipei Times,...metastatic cancer; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease; and advanced cases of Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or emphysema.

Impaired Sense Of Smell Occurs In Early Parkinson's Stages  -  Mar 21, 2008
NBC 10.com,Doctors said they believe an impaired sense of smell happens in the earliest stages of Parkinson's disease. They think it happens even before other symptoms

Dairy products linked to Parkinson's disease in men  -  Mar 15, 2008
Natural News.com,Consuming dairy products significantly boosts the risk of Parkinson's disease in men, concludes a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

First Early-detection Blood Test For Parkinson's Shows Promise  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)11, 2008) — A test that profiles molecular biomarkers in blood could become the first accurate diagnostic test for Parkinson's disease, new research shows.

Parkinson's Disease Drug May Also Attack Cancer  -  Mar 15, 2008
AHNPatients with Parkinson's disease have loss this chemical neurotransmitter that led to typical symptoms of muscle rigidity and shaking.

Suven receives two product patents associated with Neurodegenerative  -  Mar 24, 2008
Economic Times,Parkinson's disease and obesity in addition to developmental candidates in Alzheimer's disease and Schizophrenia. "We are very pleased by the issuance of

Counteracting Parkinson's with Pilates  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Columbian,...that compensates for the depletion of dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for muscle coordination, is the main treatment for Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's Disease  -  Mar 10, 2008
Rocklin and Roseville Today,Parkinson's disease affects about one person in a hundred over age sixty. A National Institutes of Health website reports that the disease is caused by a

UCB recalls Parkinson's patch, reviews 2008 outlook  -  Mar 20, 2008
Guardian,Neupro, delivered to patients in the form of patches stuck on the skin, is approved to treat early stage Parkinson's disease in the United States and early

Scripps Florida gets grant for Parkinson's drug  -  Mar 12, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The five-year grant will fund research to develop a compound to treat neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease patients. The goal of the project is to bring

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