New research reveals that sleep disorders can signal future risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other dementias years before symptoms appear, offering hope for early intervention and prevention. Study: Sleep disturbances as risk factors for neurodegeneration later in life. Image Credit: New Africa / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal npj Dementia, researchers investigated the … Read more
Considered the natural “hunger hormone”, Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, University of Queensland researchers have found. Associate Professor Sebastian Furness from the UQ School of Biomedical Sciences said the team discovered the body’s receptor for Ghrelin had a critical role in the normal … Read more
image: ©Rasi Bhadramani iStock A new study by researchers at Ruhr University Bochum and Philipps-Universität Marburg has explored how deep brain stimulation positively impacts patients with Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a condition that causes parts of the brain to become progressively damaged over many years. The main symptoms include involuntary shaking of specific parts … Read more
Researchers are investigating the mechanisms and identifying new areas of the brain that can benefit patients when stimulated. Persons with Parkinson’s disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker. In a current study, researchers at … Read more
A retired nurse from Scotland, Joy Milne, has played a crucial role in advancing research on Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, thanks to her extraordinary sense of smell. Milne noticed an unusual change in her husband Les’s body odor more than a decade before he was formally diagnosed with Parkinson’s. What initially seemed like a personal quirk … Read more
People who eat more ultra processed foods like cold breakfast cereal, cookies and hot dogs are more likely to have early signs of Parkinson’s disease when compared to those who eat very few ultra processed foods, according to a study published in the May 7, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American … Read more
“`html Novel Insights into Parkinson’s Disease adn Secondary Parkinsonism Novel Insights into Parkinson’s Disease and Secondary Parkinsonism: A Comparative Analysis Unveiling the Clinical and Demographic Landscape Researchers have delved into the nuanced differences between Parkinson’s disease (PD) and secondary parkinsonism (SP), shedding light on diagnostic approaches and underlying mechanisms.The study, which evaluated 53 patients, ultimately … Read more
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which the α-synuclein protein abnormally aggregates within brain cells, causing neuronal damage. Through international collaboration, researchers at KAIST have revealed that RNA editing plays a crucial role in regulating neuroinflammation, a key pathology of Parkinson’s disease. KAIST (represented by President Kwang-Hyung Lee) announced on the 27th of … Read more
Summary: Researchers have identified a biomarker in spinal fluid that can detect Parkinson’s disease in its early stages with over 90% accuracy. Using a patented immuno-infrared sensor (iRS) technology, they measured the misfolding of the alpha-synuclein (αSyn) protein, a key driver of the disease. Early diagnosis is crucial, as clinical symptoms usually appear only after … Read more
Summary: Researchers have long wondered why some people with high-risk Parkinson’s gene variants develop the disease while others don’t. A new study has uncovered that additional genetic players, particularly the Commander gene complex, influence whether the disease manifests. Using CRISPR interference to screen the entire genome, scientists identified how Commander proteins impact lysosomal function — … Read more