Tag: Parkinsons
Parkinson’s disease: A technological breakthrough – earlier diagnosis may now be possible
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) around 130,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK. Although there is...
Parkinson’s: New treatment offers hope to patients with degenerative condition
PARKINSON'S is a neurodegenerative disease where parts of the brain become progressively damaged over time. Currently incurable, this hasn't stopped scientists from trying...
Parkinson’s disease symptoms: Skin condition ‘commonly found in people with the condition’
While dermatitis is a common skin condition, for many it can be chronic and, as a result, cause deterioration in mental health due...
Parkinson’s breakthrough as ‘valuable’ study pinpoints brain cells linked to disease
There is a subtype of cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra that die when people have Parkinson’s disease....
Parkinson’s disease: Study identifies sign in the voice that could lead to early diagnosis
Parkinson’s, much other degenerative diseases such dementia or motor neurone disease, is a devastating diagnosis to receive for both the patient and their...
Muhammad Ali’s daughter recalls boxer's first Parkinson’s signs – ‘he was kind of lost'
Ms. Ali also suggested that because of a lack of research, the Ali family believed the disease was going to be short-lived. She...