July 24, 2008

Sniff Test May Signal Disorders’ Early Stages

Measuring how deeply people inhale could alert doctors to the onset of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

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Small Gene Study Shows Help for Parkinson’s

A treatment that involves slipping billions of copies of a gene into the brain seemed to improve symptoms without causing side effects.

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On the Trail of Parkinson’s, Through Yeast Cells

Susan L. Lindquist performs imaginative research into how proteins function that reveals clues to how diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s develop.

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French Nun Says Church to Rule on Cure by John Paul II

The Vatican’s decision on the veracity of a French nun’s story of being cured of Parkinson’s disease is crucial to making Pope John Paul II a saint.

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Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs

New England Journal of Medicine studies say two drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other disorders can seriously damage heart valves; drugs are pergolide, sold as Permax, and cabergoline, sold as Dostinex

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