Marissa Fessenden
To accomplish this, the scientists used MRI data from 86 patients with mild Parkinson’s disease and 60 healthy control participants to generate the connectome, a structural/functional map of the brain’s neural connections. The researchers used the connectome to develop an index of disease exposure...
The two researchers set about building this nose in 2019. That was when they heard reports of Joy Milne, a nurse, who could detect people with Parkinson’s from a distinctive smell they gave off. Researchers working with her found that the sebum(皮脂) of those with Parkinson’s has unusual...
Can older Parkinson patients undergo deep brain stimulation?Researchers have found no difference in complications from deep brain stimulation in older versus younger patients with Parkinson's disease. This could help inform physicians and surgeons about the risks associated with DBS.Tech Times...
Lecanemab's mechanism of action involves targeting and removing beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. Beta-amyloid is a protein that abnormally buildups in the brains of people with AD and is thought to contribute to the progression of the disease. Lecanemab helps control AD but does not cure...
“My main areas of work now are DBS for depression and Alzheimer’s,” he said. “[It’s the] same technology but the electrodes are placed in totally different brain targets. In [Parkinson’s Disease] we stimulate motor circuits in the brain, in [Alzheimer’s] a memory circuit, [and...
The heart calcium score, which you would normally get through a scan of the heart. Alzheimer's disease before any clinical symptoms have been manifest. Predicting heart attacks and strokes. Hyperlipidemia. And seven years before any symptoms of Pa...
Special brain implants could help reduce the effects of Parkinson’s disease. The treatment is a variation on conventional deep brain stimulation treatment.
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Your bed-wetting may also be due to conditions that affect your body's ability to store and hold urine. For instance,bladder cancerandprostate cancercan cause it. So can diseases of thebrainandspine, such as aseizuredisorder,multiple sclerosis, orParkinson's disease. ...