FDA OKs Drug Patch to Treat Parkinson's

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"The treatment options for patients with early Parkinson's expanded Wednesday with the approval of a new drug in patch form - a first for medicines to treat symptoms of the disease."

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Studies line up on Parkinson's and pesticides link

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"Evidence that pesticides can cause Parkinson's disease is stronger than it has ever been after a meeting of experts who have put together links in animals and people, scientists say."

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Continues To Lead Search For Biomarkers Of Parkinson's Disease

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation today announced the launch of Biomarkers 2007, a two-year, $2-million funding program dedicated to research toward the discovery of an objective biomarker, or "biological fingerprint," of Parkinson's disease. This is the third funding round under the Foundation's Biomarkers program designed to drive discovery of this crucial resource, which the Parkinson's field currently lacks.

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Parkinson's Drug Pulled From Market

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"A drug used by several thousand patients with Parkinson's disease is being pulled from the market because of reports of heart valve damage."

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New Hope For Parkinson's in Understanding Causes Of Cell Death

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Uncontrolled neuronal death in the brain often gives rise to neurodegenerative illnesses like Parkinson or Alzheimer disease. Whether or not neurons have a long and healthy life is, apart from other factors, determined by the presence of neurotrophic factors.

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Parkinson's disease: Treatment breakthrough in mice opens new path

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Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine report that endocannabinoids, naturally occurring chemicals found in the brain that are similar to the active compounds in marijuana and hashish, helped trigger a dramatic improvement in mice with a condition similar to Parkinson's. This
provides the scientist a new way of potentially manipulating the circuits that are malfunctioning in this disease.

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Acupuncture may show effect in treating Parkinson

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Parkinson's is a movement disorder that affects more than 6 million people worldwide. It is associated with low levels of the chemical dopamine in the brain. When the dopamine levels declined nearly 80%, the Parkinson's manifested.
Scientists in the South Korea, used Acupuncture in a standard mouse model of Parkinson's disease, in which injections of a chemical known as MPTP kill off brain cells that manufacture dopamine. They found that dopamine in mouse with Parkinson's treated with Acupuncture could remain 80%

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