[ad_1] An eye exam may be all that is needed to diagnose Parkinson’s disease, new research shows. Using an advanced machine learning algorithm and fundus eye images, which depict the small blood vessels and more at the back of the eye, researchers are able to classify patients with Parkinson’s disease …
Read More »Loneliness in Parkinson’s disease can increase the risk of symptom severity
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 Research from UCLA scientists and colleagues from other institutions finds that people with Parkinson’s disease who do not have significant social interactions may be at increased risk for severe disease-related symptoms. The study, which was published in the journal Parkinson’s disease of …
Read More »Go to the doctor immediately .. Beware of sweating, a sign of a serious illness
[ad_1] 9:00 am Monday 16 November 2020 Sweating for no apparent reason is the most common warning sign of Parkinson’s disease. And the Express newspaper, citing the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, notes that symptoms of the disease develop gradually and appear minor, according to Russia Today. According to experts, excessive …
Read More »Biologists study how molecular chaperones dissolve protein aggregates linked to Parkinson’s
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 In many neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, protein aggregates form in the brain and are assumed to contribute to neuronal cell death. Yet there is a cellular defense mechanism that counteracts these aggregates, known as amyloid fibrils, and can even dissolve the …
Read More »Targeting TAAR5 may provide a new treatment opportunity for neurodegenerative disorders
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 St Petersburg University researchers, led by Professor Raul R. Gainetdinov, director of the Translational Biomedicine Institute and Academic Supervisor of St Petersburg University Hospital, have found a new role for the recently discovered neurotransmitter system that uses the trace amine associated receptor …
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