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Nov 12, 2024
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Oral Health, Frailty, and Death; Helping Patients With Prescription Drug Prices

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Nov 02, 2024
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Hearing Loss May Signal Early Parkinson's Disease

Early interventions with hearing aids attenuated the risk

Oct 21, 2024
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Continuous Parkinson's Disease Therapy Wins FDA Nod

Round-the-clock infusion delivers carbidopa and levodopa pro-drugs

Oct 17, 2024
FDA APPROVED foscarbidopa and foslevodopa (Vyalev) over a computer rendering of Lewy bodies.
NIH Neuroscience Leader Committed Research Misconduct, Agency Says

Longtime NIA researcher investigated synaptic damage in neurodegenerative disorders

Sep 26, 2024
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Brett Favre Diagnosed With Neurological Disorder

NFL legend made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal

Sep 24, 2024
Brett Favre appears before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Sept. 24, 2024.
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Risks observed for the akinetic rigid form of the disease, as well as dyskinesia

Sep 20, 2024
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Upper GI Damage Tied to Subsequent Parkinson's Disease

Mucosal damage seen on upper endoscopy associated with 76% higher Parkinson's risk

Sep 06, 2024
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Opinion
Presidential Candidates Should Undergo Standardized Cognitive and Physical Testing

And the findings should be made public when situations emerge that raise alarm

Sep 04, 2024
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Personalized Brain Stimulation Improves Parkinson's Motor Symptoms

Adaptive approach senses symptoms before they occur and calibrates stimulation to prevent them

Aug 19, 2024
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New Extended-Release Parkinson's Drug Approved

Novel levodopa and carbidopa formulation led to more time without troublesome dyskinesia

Aug 08, 2024
FDA APPROVED carbidopa and levodopa (Crexont) over an image the substantia nigra and a neuron containing Lewy bodies.
Parkinson's Dementia May Be Less Common Than Once Thought

Progression from normal cognition to dementia may have a fairly long window of time

Aug 07, 2024
A computer rendering of Lewy Bodies inside neurons.
Answers to Some of the Questions About Biden's Health and Medical History

White House say Biden has seen a neurologist only three times, tied to annual physicals

Jul 09, 2024
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