Posts Tagged ‘Parkinson’s disease’

Protein folding lags in early Parkinson’s

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — According to a new study, the protein “clumping” that sets off Parkinson’s disease is the result of a slower folding rate. Continue…

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Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 21:41 - 2 Comments

Irregular arm swing points to Parkinson’s

PENN STATE (US) — An asymmetrical arm swing—where one arm swings less than the other—is an early sign of Parkinson’s and can be seen in time to begin drugs and other interventions in time to slow the disease’s progression. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2011 12:35 - 1 Comment

Mutant worms may tag Parkinson’s drugs

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Dopamine-deficient worms with a motor switching problem may help identify drugs that will benefit people with Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2011 14:52 - 1 Comment

Brain feedback may ease Parkinson’s

CARDIFF (UK) — People experiencing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease could see their symptoms improved through a process of regulating and re-training how their brains respond to certain activities and actions. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments

Speech therapy: How to yell like a bat

TEXAS A&M (US) — New research that shows bats raise their voices to be heard above the crowd could lead to improved speech therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 17, 2011 15:04 - 1 Comment

Skin cells bypass embryo cell obstacles

UC DAVIS (US) — Stem cells from a patient’s own skin may be effective in treating a variety of health conditions and at the same time would avoid the controversy of using stem cells from human embryos. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2011 13:42 - 0 Comments

Molecules illuminate Alzheimer’s roots

RICE U. (US) — A breakthrough in sensing technology could make finding signs of Alzheimer’s disease nearly as simple as switching on a light. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 12, 2011 9:04 - 0 Comments

Finicky neurons get all fired up

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Neurons are very good at what they do, picking out signals from a flood of information with more finesse than anyone ever realized, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2011 11:29 - 0 Comments

Healthy brain protein links to Parkinson’s

USC (US) — Structural clues about a protein commonly found in healthy brains may lead to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 21, 2011 16:31 - 0 Comments

Misfolded proteins get self-help nudge

BROWN (US) — With a little assistance, cells are able to fix misfolded proteins—prime suspects in neurological diseases—on their own, a finding that could clear the way for the development of drug therapies. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 18, 2011 16:05 - 0 Comments

Bilingual neurons “speak” in sync

MCGILL (CAN) (US) — Single neurons are able to communicate in more than one “language” at a time to exchange information, a finding that may lead to better understanding of brain function and neural disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2011 19:01 - 1 Comment

Another piece to Parkinson’s puzzle

IOWA STATE (US) — There’s hope that a newly discovered protein pathway could lead to a much clearer understanding of Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Nanotool mimics moth antenna

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Inspired by the structure of the silk moth’s antenna, researchers have built a better nanopore. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 17:39 - 1 Comment

Protein wangles recruits to do dirty work

STANFORD (US) — A mutant misfolded protein is successful at causing neurodegenerative diseases by moving from cell to cell, corrupting normal proteins into joining its crusade. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2011 15:07 - 1 Comment

Plaque diseases pivot on peptides

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new research method has potential for use in early diagnosis and eventual treatment of plaque-related diseases, like Alzheimer’s. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2010 16:00 - 0 Comments

Curtailing downside of Parkinson’s drug

CARDIFF U. (UK) — An overactive pathway inside nerve cells that can be ‘turned down’ has the potential to halt or reduce the uncontrollable movements called dyskinesia, a side effect of a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2010 13:04 - 0 Comments

When protein clusters misbehave

CORNELL (US) — New research offers stunning visual evidence of a wide array of protein clusters with varying molecular structures—some of which might be key to understanding Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2010 12:27 - 0 Comments

Edit brain to treat Parkinson’s

U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Removal of part of the brain could help sufferers of Parkinson’s disease regain smooth initiation of movement. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2010 9:15 - 4 Comments

Impaired insulin signaling links food to mood

VANDERBILT (US)—Defects in insulin action—which occur in diabetes and obesity—could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. (more…)

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