For more than 200 years, ever since a British apothecary named James Parkinson in 1817 published “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy,” scientists have searched for the reasons why some people develop ...

Explore practical tips and strategies for traveling safely and discreetly while living with advanced Parkinson's disease.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that targeting neuronal signaling controlling aberrant learning in the ...

Two proteins found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain may be essential in the progression of Parkinson's disease, ...

Hope is preparing for close-out meetings with the FDA. Chang said the team is “hopeful to advance to a phase 3 confirmatory trial” of the stem cell therapy candidate.

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly enables movement in the background, much like oil in an engine. When ...

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

The researchers saw that turning speed did not drop only near diagnosis. Based on their results, estimated turning speeds ...

Brett Favre shared an update on his health a year after revealing he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, saying he is in the ...

Oral bacteria that migrate to the gut can generate metabolites that reach the brain and accelerate Parkinson’s disease.

Former Jets quarterback reveals the physical realities of his diagnosis and corrects misconceptions about the disease ...

Brett Favre shares an honest update on living with Parkinson’s, clearing myths about symptoms and explaining how the disease ...