For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a straightforward story about dying brain cells and dwindling dopamine. A ...
A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...
A research team led by McGill University has taken a close look at a long-standing idea about Parkinson’s disease and found it needs revision. Working with colleagues at the Douglas Research Centre, ...
Explore dopamine's role in movement and how it challenges long-standing theories about motor control and Parkinson's disease ...
A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...
A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...
Share on Pinterest New research has found a link between sleep disorders and an increased risk of Parkinson’s. Westend61/Getty Images A new study finds that having obstructive sleep apnea increases ...
Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of ...
Parkinson’s disease — which causes poor balance and stiff movement — affects an estimated 1 million Americans. That number is expected to rise by 20% in the next few years. While there’s no sure-fire ...
Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi In a study published Monday in JAMA Neurology, ...
Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that focuses on when you eat, not what you eat. A recent study found that intermittent fasting helped some people with Type 2 diabetes discontinue their ...
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson’s Disease using deep brain stimulation and artificial intelligence. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) ...