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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...
Multiple Penicillin Courses Linked to Modestly Lower Risk for Parkinson Disease
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – Adults who have received multiple penicillin courses have a modestly lower risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published in the October issue of Parkinsonism...
Costs for MS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Meds Keep Rising
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – A person battling multiple sclerosis spent an average of $750 in out-of-pocket fees on medicines in 2012, but by 2021 that same patient spent $2,378 annually, a new report...
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...
FDA Approves Vyalev (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) for Adults Living with Advanced Parkinson's Disease
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vyalev (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) as the first...
Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Microscopic magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive means of providing deep brain stimulation, a new study says. The tiny discs – about 250 nanometers across, o...
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Favre, 54, made the announcement while...
Air Pollution Exposure Increases Risk for Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Higher exposure to air pollution increases the risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online Sept. 16 in JAMA Network Open. Brittany Krzyzanowski,...
SGLT2i Use Linked to Lower Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease in T2DM
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use is associated with reduced risks for incident dementia and Parkinson disease...
'Exercise Is Medicine' for People With Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Sept 19, 2024 – Exercise, whether moderate- or high-intensity, can help ease Parkinson's symptoms, including fatigue, new research shows. As study lead author Dr. Philip Millar explained,...
Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – A specific class of diabetes drug appears to lower people’s risk for dementia and Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inh...
Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson's Disease
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – People with rare genetic variants linked to degenerative brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease are at increased risk of developing ALS, a new study finds. Further, having ...
Upper GI Mucosal Damage Tied to Later Parkinson Disease Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – A history of upper gastrointestinal mucosal damage (MD) is associated with a higher subsequent risk for developing Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published...