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Survival with Parkinson's disease related to age of onset, cognition in...

Survival with Parkinson’s disease related to age of onset, cognition in…

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Older age at onset, faster rate of disease progression and severe cognitive impairment are key factors in the lower survival rates of people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a study that followed patients in the northern China for 10 years. Fatigue may also be an indicator of poorer survival, while exercise and deep brain stimulation, …

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New Parkinson's test smells of success

New Parkinson’s test smells of success

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Parkinson’s disease affects millions of people worldwide. The degenerative disease causes characteristic tremors, difficulty walking and is often accompanied by complications such as dementia, depression and anxiety. One of the major challenges around Parkinson’s disease concerns diagnosis. There is no single, commonly available test that can confirm or rule out the disease. This can cause …

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Exercise hormone halts symptoms of Parkinson’s disease – Neuroscience News

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Summary: Irisin, a hormone secreted into the blood during high endurance and aerobic exercise, reduces alpha-synuclein levels and restores movement in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease. Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or …

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