October 27, 2015 Parkinson's disease could enhance creativity People with Parkinson's disease may have higher levels of creativity than their healthy peers, a new study finds
October 27, 2015 Michael J. Fox Foundation reacts to Robin Williams' Parkinson's diagnosis Following the news that the late actor Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease at the time of his death, the Michael J. Fox Foundation released a statement through its Foxfeed blog
October 27, 2015 Parkinson's drug shows promise in preventing breast cancer Women with mutations in the BRCA1 gene are at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, and there are currently no drugs proven to reduce their cancer risk.
October 27, 2015 Electric 'noise' treats Parkinson's symptoms A wearable device that stimulates the sense of balance with electric "noise" could help Parkinson's disease patients, according to Swedish scientists.
October 27, 2015 New way to treat Parkinson's disease Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year - and that number doesn’t reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected. But a hormone therapy is being used to help Parkinson's patients lead fuller, more active lives
October 27, 2015 Support for Parkinson's patients We visit the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center in Phoenix to find out how their community outreach program is helping patients learn to live fuller lives
October 27, 2015 Medical marijuana may treat MS symptoms, ineffective for other brain disorders To gain a better understanding of the benefits – or downsides – of medical cannabis, researchers from the American Academy of Neurology conducted a systematic review of available research analyzing the use of marijuana for the treatment of brain diseases.
October 26, 2015 Robin Williams’ diagnosis: What is Lewy Body dementia? A pathology report obtained by FOX 411 revealed that prior to his death, Robin Williams was suffering from diffuse Lewy Body dementia (LBD) in addition to Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with in Nov. 2013.
October 26, 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain’s inner GPS system American-British scientist John O'Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering the brain's "inner GPS" that makes it possible to orient ourselves in space and help understand diseases like Alzheimer's, the award-giving body said on Monday.
October 26, 2015 Acting out dreams is often early sign of Parkinson's disease A rare sleep disorder that makes people act out their dreams may be an early warning of a deadly neurological illness, a new review of previous research suggests
