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'Harmless' Virus Might Trigger Parkinson's Disease, Researchers Say

WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 — A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied bra...

Microbiome Linked To Memory Issues, Dementia In Parkinson's Patients

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — A person’s microbiome – the bacteria naturally living in the mouth and gut – might contribute to Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Specific changes in these bacteria are a...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Linked to Increased Risk for Parkinson Disease

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 – Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with an increased risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online May 27 in JAMA Neurology. Weiyao Yin,...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Parkinson's Disease Risk

THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Fast food and ready-made packaged eats could be doing slow damage to people’s brains. Ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals, soft drinks, hot dogs and ketchup appear t...

Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Linked to Nonmotor Prodromal Parkinson Disease

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – Long-term consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPF) is associated with nonmotor prodromal Parkinson disease (PD) features, according to a study published online May 7 in...

Common Medications Tied to Older Age at Onset of Parkinson Disease

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Multiple common medications are associated with a considerable delay of Parkinson disease (PD) symptom onset, according to a study published online March 6 in the Journal of...

AAN: Tavapadon as Adjunct to Levodopa Ups Daily ON Time in Parkinson Disease

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – For patients with Parkinson disease with motor fluctuations, the oral once-daily, selective D1/D5 partial dopamine agonist tavapadon as an adjunct to levodopa increases...

Parkinson's Cases Expected To Double In Coming Decades

FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – The number of people with Parkinson’s disease will more than double by 2050, driven by the aging of the global population, a new study suggests. In all, 25.2 million people w...

Study Finds Exenatide Not Beneficial for Parkinson Disease

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exenatide does not yield improvement in measures of Parkinson disease severity, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in...

Ozempic-Type Drug Fails To Slow Parkinson’s, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Hopes that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy could help slow Parkinson's disease have taken an hit. A new study found that a drug in the same class called exenatide,...

Hearing Impairment Tied to Higher Risk for New Parkinson Disease Diagnosis

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Hearing impairment is a risk factor for incident Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online in the February issue of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders....

Dancing Helps People With Parkinson’s In More Ways Than One

MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Dancing appears to lift the spirits of people with Parkinson’s disease. Depression eased in Parkinson’s patients who took months of dance classes, a new study published rec...

Early Research Points to Possible New Parkinson's Drug

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – Parkinson's is a relentless disease for which few treatments, and no real cure, exists. Now, researchers say they are on the trail of a potential new therapy for the...

Antibiotics Reveal Links Between Gut Microbes, Parkinson's

FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Certain gut microbes might be linked to a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. People prescribed multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics h...

FDA Approves Vyalev for Advanced Parkinson Disease

TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vyalev (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) for adults living with advanced Parkinson disease (PD). Vyalev is the first and only...

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