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Researchers Visualize the Development of Parkinson’s Cells
In the US alone, at least 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to control his or her movement. New technology from the University of Bonn in Germany lets researchers observe...
Study Demonstrates a Connection Between a Common Chemical And Parkinson’s Disease
A University of Kentucky faculty member is a contributing author on a new study demonstrating a connection between a common solvent chemical and Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Franca Cambi of the UK Kentucky Neuroscience Institute collaborated with researchers...
Some Memory Complaints in the Elderly May be Warning Signs of Cognitive Problems
Older individuals’ complaints about memory lapses such as having trouble remembering recent events may indicate that they are experiencing cognitive problems that are greater than typical age-related changes. These findings, which are published...
Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Increase Through Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury has entered the public’s consciousness as the silent, signature wound brought back by many of our military warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. But such injuries don’t only happen in warfare, they happen to civilians...
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder is a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease
Patients suffering REM sleep behavior disorders dream nightmares in which they are attacked and pursued, with the particularity that they express them by screaming, crying, punching and kicking while sleeping. Lancet Neurology has published the third...
Possible Susceptibility Genes Found in Neurodegenerative Disorder
An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes symptoms...
Reducing Avoidable Re-hospitalizations Among Seniors
A new study from Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, demonstrates improvements in discharge disposition following a three-pronged intervention that combines standardized admission templates, palliative care consultations,...
Many And Varied Paths Through Australia’s Aged Care System
There are numerous as well as assorted routes through Australia’s outdated health care program based on a study produced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
