Parkinson's disease

Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Life for People with Parkinson's, Dystonia and Essential Tremor by Kelvin L. Chou , Susan Grube, Parag Patil Publication Date: January 17, 2012 Buy new: $19.95 $13.57 17 used & new from $8.19 (Visit the Hot New Releases in Parkinson's Disease list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Check Price and Read MoreRead Full Story

  Aarkstore.com announces, a new market research report is available in its vast collection: Biomarkers in Parkinsons Disease, 2011 http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/Biomarkers-in-Parkinsons-Disease-2011-146438.html Description This report presents a comprehensive update on PD biomarker developments up to 2010. It covers the major classes of emerging and new markers relating to PD (blood, CSF, metabolomic, image-based, genetic and others), and focuses on those investigated in controlled human...Read Full Story

Researchers from the Parkinson’s Institute in Sunnyvale, California have discovered a possible connection between trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure and an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease . Their study entitled “Solvent Exposures and Parkinson Disease Risk in Twins” was recently published in the Annals of Neurology Journal and is the first ever study to suggest a “significant association” between TCE and Parkinson’s. A research team led by Drs. Caroline Tanner and Samuel Goldman...Read Full Story

Considered to be one of the most promising methods of managing Parkinson’s Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation is gaining due popularity for the past decade or so. Delivering remarkable results for the patients suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease and other neurological movement disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure that includes implanting a battery operated medical device known as a neurostimulator into a specific part of the patient’s brain (usually the...Read Full Story

Home » Headline , Nervous System [8 Nov 2011 | No Comments | | Author: Dee Braun, DrR, CA, CCT ] If you enjoy this post, please share it using the buttons in the post , or email it to a friend , we'd really appreciate it! Tweet Share Tweet Parkinson’s disease is a progressive condition caused by the decreased production of dopamine when the area of the brain which produces a neurotransmitter is substantively damaged. The neurotransmitter, dopamine, is responsible for the communication of...Read Full Story

Understanding Parkinsons Parkinsons is referred as a disorder of central nervous system which is degenerative in nature. Anatomically, it occurs because of death of cells which secrete a chemical known as dopamine in the ‘substantia niagra’ of mid brain. Parkinsons is marked by the presence of tremors, ridgidity and bradykinesia. How do stem cells function? Stem cells can be called as the master cells of our body. Being versatile, they have the potential of self -renewing and producing...Read Full Story

Children thrived after results found they had a subtype of disease requiring different treatment Share What is this? Twitter Digg Facebook More... EMAIL PRINT RSS   WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Twins with a rare disorder that left one of them unable to walk are now playing soccer and running track, thanks in part to cutting-edge technology known as whole-genome sequencing that enabled physicians to better treat the...Read Full Story

Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Life for People with Parkinson's, Dystonia and Essential Tremor by Kelvin L. Chou , Susan Grube, Parag Patil Publication Date: January 17, 2012 Buy new: $13.57 (Visit the Hot New Releases in Aging list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Find the best price Click HereRead Full Story

CHICAGO ( Reuters ) - When Noah and Alexis Beery were diagnosed with cerebral palsy nearly 13 years ago, the diagnosis never sat right with the twins' mother, Retta Beery . Her lengthy search for the true cause of her children's strange collection of symptoms finally led to an answer when a scan of the twins' genomes turned up a genetic defect that caused the children's disorder and finally led to the right treatment. The investigation offers a rare glimpse at the potential of whole genome...Read Full Story

CHICAGO ( Reuters ) - When Noah and Alexis Beery were diagnosed with cerebral palsy nearly 13 years ago, the diagnosis never sat right with the twins' mother, Retta Beery . Her lengthy search for the true cause of her children's strange collection of symptoms finally led to an answer when a scan of the twins' genomes turned up a genetic defect that caused the children's disorder and finally led to the right treatment. The investigation offers a rare glimpse at the potential of whole genome...Read Full Story