Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting over 10 million people worldwide. Some forms of Parkinson's disease are characterized by an inability of cells to ...

Learn about progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare brain disorder affecting body movements, balance, and eye movements.

But they have well established side effects - around 1 in 6 people who take them develop impulse control disorders, which can ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 65-year-old and otherwise healthy male. After spending the past five years believing that my trembling hands were the result of essential tremor, a second DaT (dopamine ...

Parkinson’s disease often begins asymmetrically, affecting either the right or left side of the body first. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) ...

A pioneering clinical trial is exploring whether lab-engineered stem cells can restore dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than one million people in the United ...

The most commonly used scales in the screening of cognitive impairment in PD during the clinical routine are the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). MoCA ...

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...

Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) could be performed in the presence of motor symptoms such as resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, bradykinesia and postural instability. Nonmotor symptoms ...