A breakthrough study has uncovered a hidden player in Parkinson’s disease—24-OHC, a cholesterol metabolite that fuels the ...

Now, scientists in Korea have discovered that the Parkinson’s disease drug procyclidine can alleviate physical symptoms of ...

Some examples of dopamine agonists for treating Parkinson’s disease are ... Acetylcholinesterase is the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, an essential neurotransmitter for memory.

Cambridge researchers are developing implants to help repair brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease. As part of a £69 ...

Today, at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, BlueRock Therapeutics presented the results of their own Phase I trial, in which dopamine-producing neurons ...

"Our findings reveal that the basal ganglia—a brain circuit regulating adaptive behavior and motor functions—is affected in autism, with disruptions in how dopamine and acetylcholine work ...

Dopamine agonists such as carbidopa-levodopa (Crexont, Sinemet) are commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease ... decrease ...

While there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease, an upcoming experiment offers hope to the more than 10 million people living with the disorder that a breakthrough may be on the horizon.

MS occurs when the immune system attacks cells that cover nerves. Parkinson’s is caused by the loss of dopamine-producing cells in a part of your brain called the substantia nigra. The exact ...

This disease most often develops after age 50. Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. Parkinson's disease occurs when the nerve cells in the brain that ...

The research was published in the science journal Nutrients. Parkinson’s is caused by the depletion of neurons that produce dopamine, which acts as “a neurotransmitter involved in motor ...