Parkinson's disease often begins asymmetrically, affecting either the right or left side of the body first. Researchers from ...

Breakthrough study finds subtle new early symptoms of Parkinson’s to watch out for - Behaviours like rearing, walking, and ...

Parkinson's disease is a chronic progressive neurological disease that affects a small area of nerve cells (neurons) in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra. These cells normally ...

The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

Parkinson’s disease affects over 10 million people globally, with incidence increasing after age 60. Dopamine-producing neuron loss leads to both motor and non-motor symptoms, including tremors ...

Parkinson’s disease may still be as vexing as it was in James Parkinson’s day, but thanks to ongoing research and awareness, its days may be numbered. “We’re not there yet,” says Beck.

This pen truly is mightier than the sword. A team of researchers at UCLA has developed a high-tech diagnostic pen that can detect signs of Parkinson’s disease with over 96% accuracy, offering a ...

I’m upbeat about cell therapy development for Parkinson’s disease, but it has been a marathon. Now two new clinical trial papers published Wednesday in Nature on stem cell-based therapies for ...

Parkinson’s Disease is commonly known as a movement disorder that affects the nervous system. But professionals say one lesser-known symptom affects about half of patients.

Catching the onset of Parkinson's Disease early can be critical to slowing the disease's progression and improving a patient's life. A new test that uses nothing more than a sample of someone's ...

She told UPI the development of a simple blood test for early detection of Parkinson's disease "can offer new opportunities for seeking disease-changing therapeutics, which is impossible today as ...

Many patients with Parkinson's Disease do not have the right specialists diagnosing and treating them because the U.S. has only around 660 movement disorder specialists.