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Rutgers Research: Parkinson's Disease Alters Patient's Ability to Learn from Rewards while Treatment Affects Ability to Learn from Negative Outcomes
A new neuropsychological memory test is helping to uncover how Parkinson's disease can alter people's ability to learn about the consequences of the choices they make. view more (2009-07-01)
Basic research into Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease was first described in 1817 by the London physician James Parkinson. A great amount of research has been carried out since that time but the fundamental causes of the disease remain unresolved. Some time ago now researchers found that a neurotransmitter, dopamine, played a key role in this illness. This is why the majority of... view more... (2004-05-07)
New discovery may improve treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and type 2 diabetes
The discovery opens the way for new drugs to be designed to treat Parkinson's, type 2 diabetis, Alzheimer's and Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease. view more (2005-12-15)
New Study Shows that Fetal Cells Transplanted into the Brain to Treat Parkinson's Disease May Not Function Long Term
Neurons grafted into the brain of a patient with Parkinson's disease fourteen years ago have developed Lewy body pathology, the defining pathology for the disease, according to research by Jeffrey H. Kordower, PhD, and associates and published in the April 6 issue of Nature Medicine. view more (2008-04-07)
Easy to use emergency mobile device for people at risk
Mobile phones can save lives in emergencies, but are not widely used among those considered to be most at risk: elderly people and sufferers of age-related and chronic diseases. view more (2006-04-21)
Destroying amyloid proteins with lasers
Researchers have found that a technique used to visualize amyloid fibers in the laboratory might have the potential to destroy them in the clinic. view more (2009-01-08)
MIT research holds promise for Huntington's treatment
Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have identified a compound that interferes with the pathogenic effects of Huntington's disease, a discovery that could lead to development of a new treatment for the disease. view more (2006-03-09)
Brain Abnormality Found In Alzheimer's Disease Related to Gait Impairment in Older Persons
A new study from Rush University MedicalCenter helps explain why gait problems are often progressive in old age and related to risk of dementia and death. view more (2006-01-26)
UK research could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's
A team at the University of Sheffield has received a share of $3.6m from the Michael J. Fox Foundation to research potential causes and treatments for Parkinson's Disease. view more (2005-01-28)
Energy supplement under study for Parkinson's disease
Whether a supplement used by athletes to boost energy levels and build muscle can slow progression of Parkinson's disease is the focus of a North American study. view more (2007-03-22)
New technique sheds light on Alzheimer’s and CJD
Researchers using laser light fired at proteins believe they could be close to identifying the molecular architecture that predisposes certain proteins to become ‘corrupted’ and misfold, causing diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and the spongiform encaphalopathies, CJD, BSE and scrapie. A new technique, invented by... view more... (2000-11-16)
Parkinson's Disease Mechanism Discovered
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed defects in a critical cellular pathway that can lead to the death of dopamine-producing nerve cells and ultimately symptoms of Parkinson's disease. view more (2006-06-23)
Protein key to neuro-regeneration
Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, University College London, the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan and Cancer Research UK, have for the first time identified a protein that is key to the regeneration of damage in the peripheral nervous system and which could with further research lead to... view more... (2008-05-21)
Leading Eclipse Scientist puts finishing touches to his next expedition
Professor John Parkinson, Britain's leading eclipse expert sets off for South Africa in a few days time to observe the total eclipse of the sun on 4 December. He will be heading for a remote bush camp at Sirheni in the northern part of the Kruger National Park. A total eclipse offers a rare opportunity to learn more about astronomy, science and... view more... (2002-11-11)
People with Near Death Experiences Can Differ in Sleep-Wake Control
People who have had near death experiences often have different arousal systems controlling the sleep-wake states than people who have not had a near death experience. view more (2006-04-11)
Key brain antioxidant linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has identified a protein found in both mice and humans that appears to play a key role in protecting neurons from oxidative stress, a toxic process linked to neurodegenerative illnesses including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. view more (2005-12-15)
How yeast is helping us to understand Parkinson's Disease
Teams of scientists from Australia and the United States have used yeast and mammalian cells to discover a connection between genetic and environmental causes of Parkinson's disease. view more (2009-02-27)
Spookiness is in the brain of the beholder
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2001 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk WHETHER or not you believe in the paranormal may depend entirely on your brain chemistry. People with high levels of dopamine are more likely to find significance in... view more... (2002-07-24)
Unique Sussex archives brought to life in new book
The unique archives and collections held at the University of Sussex library are brought vividly to life in a highly illustrated catalogue to be launched next week. The collections featured in Poets and Polymaths range from the Bloomsbury archives, including the papers of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, to the New Statesman archives, the Rudyard... view more... (2002-11-06)
Study Finds Drug May Cut Down Involuntary Movements in Huntington's Disease Patients By 25 Percent
The medication tetrabenazine cut down involuntary movement in patients with Huntington's disease on average by about 25 percent, with many patients experiencing a greater improvement. view more (2006-02-16)
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