David Graves group of cyclists pedalled into Berwick last week as part of an ambitious bid to cycle the length of country and raise £100,000 towards research into a cure for Parkinson's Disease. More here.
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More mild opinions from Miss Vicki. Read Voluptuous Vicki.
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Low level light therapy (LLLT) holds potential for improving neuronal cell function in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), according to a new study from the University of Virginia Health System. Published online by Molecular Neurodegeneration on June 17, 2009, the study is the latest in a series of articles by researchers at the UVA Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research Center of Excellence about promising new treatments for re-energizing the cellular engines of patients with PD and other neurodegenerative diseases. More here.
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For decades, there has been speculation that there may be a distinctive "parkinsonian personality" associated with an increased risk for the disease. According to this theory, a person at risk for eventually developing Parkinson's disease is morally rigid, introverted, punctual, cautious, and conventional. However, results of the new study show no association between PD development and the presence of either with high or low novelty-seeking trait. Moral rigidity??? Me??? More here.
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Google has invested an additional $2.6 million in 23andMe Inc., a biotech startup launched by Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife. Brin disclosed last year that he has a gene that increases his likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease - a mutation he found out about through DNA analysis by 23andMe. More here.
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Actor Michael J. Fox talks to Beliefnet about his battle with Parkinson's disease, why he looks at life more spiritually now, and how he stays optimistic and grateful. More here.
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How sad am i getting all excited over a shower? New Bryn's Blog.
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Over the last decade, neurologists have been paying greater attention to non-motor symptoms, such as digestive and sleep problems, loss of sense of smell and depression. A genetically engineered mouse reproduces many of the non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease seen in humans and sheds light on their possible causes, Emory scientists report in the June 24 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. More here.
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An important problem of patients with PD is not related to dopamine deficit. "PD patients suffer not only of motor but also of such non-motor disturbances as sleep disturbances, depression, psychosis, hallucinations or dementia. These disturbances require a precise diagnostic work up and specific, usually non dopaminergic medications." A whole series of studies being presented at the ENS meeting are devoted to this problem area. More here.
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Dr Clarke's second Blog. Read it here.
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