Aged Neurons Don’t Respond Normally to Stress

Shared from parkinsonsnewstoday.com.     Aging interferes with the way neurons, or nerve cells, respond to stress, making them more susceptible to damage and more likely to contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, according to a study in cells and...

Brain-Region Stimulation May Ease Motor Symptoms

Shared from parkinsonsnewstoday.com.     Stimulating nerve cells in a region of the brain involved in processing sound and emotions may help ease motor symptoms such as those caused by Parkinson’s disease, without unwanted side effects on emotional response, according...

Patients in Pilot Study See Promise In Equine-Assisted Therapy

Shared from parkinsonsnewstoday.com.     Parkinson’s disease patients in a pilot study testing the effects of equine-associated therapy report that they enjoy working with horses, while researchers say they hope results from the program will provide evidence of its...

4 Parkinson’s Advances: How Research Is Improving Treatment

Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com.     Researchers have made significant discoveries about Parkinson’s disease in the past decade, leading to improved treatments while continuing to study new options through clinical trials. Several new medications have been...