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Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug

Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds

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Two Strikes and Monoclonal Antibodies Are Out for Early Parkinson's?

Failure of two agents in two phase II trials could spell the end for one avenue of treatment

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Alzheimer's-Gut Links; Long COVID and ME/CFS; ALS Patient Gets Novel Brain Interface

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Sacral Neuromodulation Promising in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Dysfunction

Refractory disease corrected, at least for the short term, in selected neurologic patients

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Hot Human Brains; LATE Prevalence Revealed; Novel ALS Drug Wins Canadian Approval

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Memory Enhancer Succeeds in Phase II Alzheimer's Trial

Novel NMDA-targeted drug would expand options for symptomatic treatment

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Hearing Loss, Epilepsy May Be Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease

Known symptoms like tremor spotted in primary care records 10 years before diagnosis

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Cialis and Brain Blood Flow; Sleep and Media Use; Can Tarantulas Solve Chronic Pain?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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More Flavonoids, Better Parkinson's Outcome

Flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins consistently linked to lower mortality

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Early Parkinson's Treatment: AAN Issues New Guidelines

Levodopa usually is best first therapy for motor symptoms, neurology group says

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Focused Ultrasound Approved for Advanced Parkinson's

Expanded indication includes medication-refractory PD patients with motor problems

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Parkinson's Drug Tied to Increased Hospitalizations, Death

Mortality risk persisted in people taking pimavanserin

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Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse

However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes

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Osteoarthritis: A Link With Parkinson's?

Inflammation may contribute to both joint and nerve degeneration

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How Long Do Deep Brain Stimulation Benefits Last?

Parkinson's patients saw continued improvement in motor symptoms, quality of life

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New ADHD Drug OK'd; Pimavanserin Rejected for Dementia Psychosis

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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HDL Cholesterol Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Population study shows relationships between HDL levels and variability with incident PD

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Case Report Links Parkinson's Disease to COVID-19

Parkinson's symptoms emerged after patient was hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2

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Baseball Hall of Famer Dies of Lewy Body Dementia and COVID-19

Understanding Tom Seaver's disease

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COVID-19 Slams Parkinson's Disease Patients

Even those who avoided infection still suffered from the pandemic's disruptions

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Dementia Tied to Olfaction; Preclinical Alzheimer's Trial; Guillain-Barr茅 and COVID-19

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Leukemia Drug for Parkinson's: A Second Look

Are there better ways to inhibit c-Abl?

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Smoking Study Adds Fuel to Parkinson's Debate

Could a nasty habit have one actual benefit?

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New Schizophrenia Drug Shows Promise in Field With 'Great Need'

Reductions in negative symptoms a positive signal, though need replication

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Neil Diamond Opens Up About Parkinson's

Singer details his condition and makes rare appearance

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Neurology Patients Have Higher Suicide Rates

While suicide is rare, some disorders carry five times more risk

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Linda Ronstadt's Rare Brain Disorder

Iconic singer speaks about her neurological condition

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Your Brain on Psilocybin; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Alzheimer's Signaling

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Phlegm-Busting Drug Shows Promise in Parkinson's

Ambroxol crosses blood-brain barrier and boosts GCase levels

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Knockout: In Boxing, Brain Damage Is the Goal

Why do we applaud a sport dedicated to hurting people?

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Parkinson's Risk Higher in People With Bipolar Disorder

Analysis looks at more than 4 million people

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Can Walking Identify Alzheimer's Disease?

Gait impairment may be unique between different dementia types

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Parkinson's Tied to Bipolar Disorder

Trends emerge even after adjusting for mood stabilizers

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Calcium Channel Blocker Flops in Parkinson's Disease Trial

"Disappointing" results from 3-year study don't back prior findings

Study Raises Questions on Nuedexta Prescribing

Real-world data show PBA drug given mainly to dementia and Parkinson's disease patients

Lifespan in Parkinson's Tied to Early Symptoms

Normal cognition early in PD predicted normal life expectancy

Parkinson's Gene Therapy Shows Signs of Motor Improvement

Early open-label trial in advancing Parkinson's disease showed treatment was safe, well-tolerated

Blood Biomarker Distinguishes Parkinson's from MSA

Alpha-synuclein levels in brain-derived exosomes highlight differences

Robots and Surgery; Alcohol and Death: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include Parkinson's disease and metabolic syndrome, lorcaserin and heart problems, the global burden of alcohol related disease, and robotic surgery costs.

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