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
October 26, 2015 Parkinson's, breast cancer findings earn medical prizes Key discoveries about breast cancer, Parkinson's disease and the body's handling of defective proteins have earned prestigious medical awards for five scientists.
October 26, 2015 Daughter honors former West Point chaplain father with weekly races after Parkinson's diagnosis Every weekend Kathy Camp laces up her sneakers, lines up at the start line and hits the pavement, competing in road races in honor of her athlete father who no longer can
October 26, 2015 Georgia man turns to boxing to help ease Parkinson’s disease symptoms A 55-year-old tax lawyer turned novelist thought his future was out of his hands after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease five years ago. It wasn’t until he and his wife tried boxing that he once again found himself in control and ready to combat the disease, for which there is no cure.
October 25, 2015 Painter with Parkinson's switches hands, mystifying doctors In a case that has mystified doctors, a professional artist who developed Parkinson's disease and then suffered a debilitating arm injury managed to continue to paint with his other arm — just as well as he had painted with his good arm, according to a new report.
