Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

People with early-onset Parkinson’s face challenges different from those with traditional late-onset Parkinson’s.

Jan. 14, 2025 — There may be a link between hearing impairment and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's according to new research. This is one of the first studies to examine whether ...

I arrived at my appointment with the neurologist assuming I would receive confirmation of my primary doc’s best-guess ...

Patients living with Parkinson’s disease are encouraged to engage in regular exercise to help manage symptoms and improve ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder that develops when the brain cells that produce dopamine (a chemical involved in movement) stop working or die. When this happens, symptoms like slowed ...

He started to walk with a slow, shuffling gait around the winery. Then his hands started to tremble. As his symptoms worsened, it became nearly impossible for him to continue his farm work. He was ...

With Parkinson’s, the area of the brain that helps transmit impulses to move has challenges releasing or detecting neurochemicals involved in movement. That results in symptoms such as slow or ...

By the end of the decade, he noticed his hands moving slowly and his gait turning into a shuffle. When his Parkinson's diagnosis finally came, he was horrified and wondered if he'd been condemned ...

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has partnered with Grifols, a global healthcare company, to identify biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease well in advance of symptoms appearing.