More than 2 million adults living in the United States rely on a caregiver's assistance to eat daily meals. In addition to ...

Dancing the Blues Away' Seen in Brain Imaging in People With Parkinson's Disease, New Study Finds Dec. 18, 2024 — Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson's disease, and the ...

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 ...

New guidelines are in place for Alberta doctors who, for safety reasons, decide to reduce the number of patients on their roster. Acknowledging the province's health-care system is under strain ...

He was soon diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects motor functions and causes cognitive impairment, despite having no family history or genetic ...

Credit: SciTechDaily.com A novel wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem uses nanoparticles to target and restore damaged neurons in Parkinson’s disease, offering a non-invasive, precise, and safe ...

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SINGAPORE – Ketamine, the controlled drug best known as a horse tranquilliser or party supplement, has in the last four years become a boon to scores of severely depressed patients in Singapore.

A lot of research is underway to find a cure. Treatment is limited to relieving symptoms such as tremors and rigidity, but the availability of necessary medications is uneven and the medicines are ...

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that led to this approval showed that 22.5% of patients using esketamine achieved remission by week 4 compared with 7.6% in the placebo group.

“On arrival, the doctor looked at me, listened to whatever I had to say before announcing that I had Parkinson’s disease,” says Mrs Opiti ... treatment involves exercising every morning and eating ...

More than one million people in the UK are affected by Parkinson’s disease including families and friends of people with a diagnosis. There are currently around 145,000 people with Parkinson’s disease ...