Brain Stimulation Effective for Parkinson's
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Deep brain stimulation -- a surgical procedure to reduce Parkinson's symptoms -- is more effective for patients with advanced disease than medication and may have fewer side effects than drugs do.
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Stem cells taken from tiny monkey embryos and implanted in the brain reversed some of the Parkinson's symptoms in monkeys used to study the disease, Japanese researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Although symptoms of Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) often improve when the drug levodopa is given, brain scan results suggest that the drug hastens progression of the disease, according to a report in The New England
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The latest study of the drug that&#39;s the gold standard in the treatment of Parkinson&#39;s disease has shown mixed results. The drug levodopa is widely used to treat Parkinson&#39;s disease symptoms such as slow movement, stiffness and tremors.
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Adding functional electrical stimulation (FES) to standard rehabilitation improves lower extremity function and walking ability in patients with a first acute stroke, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - For some people with Parkinson's disease, a personalized home program of exercises and instructions appears to help prevent them from falling, UK researchers have shown.
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Dec. 7, 2004 -- A new study helps put to rest worries that the drug L-dopa might speed Parkinson&#39;s disease. L-dopa is the gold standard treatment for Parkinson&#39;s disease.
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In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites).
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A new drug called rasagiline reduces fluctuations in the control of movement by people with Parkinson's disease who are being treated with the standard rug levodopa, researchers report.
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Results of a study suggest an  association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk  of developing Parkinson's disease.
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The results of a new study indicate that when Parkinsonâs patients took tango classes, their balance improved.
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The first attempt at gene therapy against Parkinson&#39;s disease has yielded promising results and is safe, according to early data from this ground-breaking experiment.
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Oct. 25, 2004 -- Exercise may slow the onset of Parkinson&#39;s disease, a new animal study shows. A pilot study is under way to test this theory in Parkinson&#39;s disease patients.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Using a genetically engineered virus to deliver two proteins into the brains of laboratory rats prevented the progressive degeneration of nerve cells that cause Parkinson's disease.
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MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells  that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson's disease.
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NEW YORK  - An experimental drug called  safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's  disease, researchers report.