June 8, 2016 Muhammad Ali's death: Can head injuries cause Parkinson's? Boxing champion Muhammad Ali lived with Parkinson's disease for three decades before his death on Friday (June 3) at the age of 74, and many have wondered whether Ali's boxing career caused him to develop the neurological disorder.
June 7, 2016 Scientists identify third gene linked with Parkinson's disease Researchers in Illinois have unveiled the third gene linked with Parkinson’s disease, a discovery that comes following the death of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who suffered from the neurodegenerative disease for three decades.
June 7, 2016 Chicagoans with Parkinson's pay tribute to Muhammad Ali by boxing to cope with symptoms The men who participate in Chicago’s Rock Steady Boxing Windy City classes know it’s ironic that Parkinson’s was linked with the late Muhammad Ali’s talent, but that hasn’t stopped them from using boxing to cope with their own symptoms of the disease.
June 6, 2016 Muhammad Ali dies: Questions and answers about Parkinson's disease WASHINGTON (AP) -- Before his death, Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with respiratory problems, his health complicated by advanced Parkinson's.
May 9, 2016 Program offers Parkinson's patients free speech therapy When Medicare at the Dallas hospital where she was working in the late ’90s cut reimbursement for speech language pathologists, Samantha Elandary predicted a new void for the therapy among her patients.
May 2, 2016 First drug for delusions in Parkinson's patients approved Federal health officials have approved an experimental drug to treat psychotic delusions and behaviors that often afflict patients with Parkinson's disease, the debilitating movement disorder.
April 7, 2016 Legendary NBA coach Jerry Sloan says he has Parkinson's disease, dementia Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan said Wednesday that he has Parkinson's disease and a form of dementia.
March 17, 2016 Inspired by husband, NC woman designs adaptive clothing for disabled; strikes deal with major retailers When Maura Horton’s husband, former college football coach Don Horton, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 48, she tried to buy clothing that would make it easier for him to dress himself, but she found few things that fit.
February 5, 2016 2 more NFL players vow to donate brains to science Two more NFL football players have announced their intention to donate their brains to science after their deaths, so that more research on a degenerative brain disease found in athletes and others with a history of brain injuries can be done.
January 15, 2016 Study yields clues to explosions' effect on brain Reuters Health - Damage to the filter that protects the brain from toxins may partly explain why explosions have been leaving soldiers with lasting brain injuries, researchers say.
