Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are frequently confused. However, a psychologist has now explored both terms to clearly ...

Kerry Huntington counts out loud each punch she hurls at the speed bag in front of her, keeping her eyes trained on the ...

A team of neuroscientists in Australia has found that restoring copper levels in the brain dramatically reduced Parkinson-like damage in mice. The approach restored a protein’s function, and the same ...

People with "young" brains -- brains aging more slowly than their actual age -- are much less likely to die or develop ...

A progressive neurological disorder affecting 10 million people globally, Parkinson’s can cause disruptive symptoms such as ...

The findings of two recent studies give hope that the disease could one day be reversed in humans—but experts warn that this ...

Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells that produce an important hormone called dopamine begin to die off or become ...

Former Tigers outfielder Kirk "Gibby" Gibson created the Parkinson's foundation after he was diagnosed with the disease in ...

People with Parkinson’s often stay silent about their diagnosis. Here’s what drives that silence and why understanding it ...

Eating bacon or cereals for breakfast may speed up early signs of Parkinson's disease, warns new research. People who eat ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are ...

Parkinson's may be due to environmental causes. One million people have the neurodegenerative disease that robs them of their ...