Chinese researchers have developed a new stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease which reportedly provides rapid ...

Most cell surface proteins did not. But 16 did, including two found in the human dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra, a ...

Parkinson’s disease currently affects nearly one million Americans with no specific known cause and no cure. Treatments have come a long way over the past few decades focusing on managing symptoms and ...

Researchers at McGill University have uncovered a surprising twist in how dopamine affects movement, overturning a ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of ...

Despite being a mainstay of Parkinson's disease treatment, levodopa, a dopamine-replenishing medication, can cause nasty side-effects with long-term use. A recent human trial found that a new drug ...

Parkinson's disease is no longer viewed as a faraway neurological ailment buried in textbooks. More than 10 million people ...

Scientists have finally pinned down a protein that’s largely responsible for Parkinson’s disease. Known as PINK1, the protein has been linked to the disease for decades but its structure and how to ...

A new UCLA Health study links long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos with a substantially higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. A study led by UCLA Health reports that p ...

Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine (YSM) have discovered two proteins on the surface of motor neurons in the ...

Rachel Reid has shared that the worldwide success of the TV adaptation has helped her two-year battle with Parkinson’s.