parkinsons

  1. Sly Saint

    Article Express: Parkinson’s breakthrough: 'Accidental discovery' paves way to find a CURE for disease Jul 2020

    full article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1302490/parkinsons-discovery-cure-parkinsons-disease-study-mice
  2. ladycatlover

    Which computer for someone with Parkinson's Disease

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2020/jan/23/which-is-the-best-pc-for-someone-who-has-parkinsons I thought some of the suggestions and advice on this article might be useful for ME/CFS patients. While I have a laptop so I can take it to and fro from home and caravan, I use...
  3. rvallee

    Quarter of Parkinson's sufferers were wrongly diagnosed, says charity

    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/30/quarter-of-parkinsons-sufferers-were-wrongly-diagnosed-says-charity It is an actual, current and effective, belief in many corners of medicine that presenting with a large number of symptoms is itself undeniable evidence of psychogenic disorder...
  4. J

    Antibiotic exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease in finland: A nationwide case‐control study

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31737957 Given how incredibly common it was for kids in my generation to get prescribed antibiotics for ear and sinus infections, I wonder what other disease it could presuppose to...
  5. Patient4Life

    L-dopa for ME/CFS? Prescribed for a Patient on Twitter

    ME/CFS patient on Twitter prescribed L-dopa. I am thinking this is a pretty risky drug to utilize considering what it does to Parkinson's patients long-term. Any thoughts? The L-dopa Conundrum via Journal of Parkinson's Disease, August 26, 2013 Just an added note, Lewy Body Dementia is...
  6. Kalliope

    Acta Neurologica Scandinavia: Inflammation and fatigue in early, untreated Parkinson's Disease - by Herlofson et al - 2019

    Inflammation and fatigue in early, untreated Parkinson's Disease Abstract Objectives Parkinson's disease (PD)‐related fatigue is a significant clinical problem, and the pathological processes that cause fatigue remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to explore the possible association...
  7. fossil

    Why is there motor deterioration in Parkinson’s disease during systemic infections-a hypothetical view. (2015) Brugger et al.

    Why is there motor deterioration in Parkinson’s disease during systemic infections-a hypothetical view. https://www.nature.com/articles/npjparkd201514 I can't read all of this, but I thought it sounded intriguing because some PWME report actually feeling better during an infection. Posting in...
  8. NelliePledge

    Use of trackers for Parkinson’s patients

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49075253 BBC article showing that trackers are being looked at for ongoing monitoring of Parkinson’s patients Surely developments like this have to make it much harder for any further research into ME even psychological to ignore using activity...
  9. ME/CFS Skeptic

    Can one smell Parkinson's disease?

    Found this to be an interesting story. A Scottish women named Joy Milne says she can smell Parkinson's. She is a former nurse and her husband developed the illness. Milne says she noticed the smell of Parkinson's ten years before her husband was diagnosed with the illness. After going to a...
  10. MSEsperanza

    Fatigue measurement scales

    Elbers, R.G., Rietberg, M.B., van Wegen, E.E.H. et al. (2012), Self-report fatigue questionnaires in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and stroke: a systematic review of measurement properties, Qual Life Res (2012) 21: 925. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-0009-2 Abstract: Chalder...
  11. Andy

    Review: The dormant blood microbiome in chronic, inflammatory diseases, 2015, Kell et al

    Had this review pointed out to me as being potentially of interest. Open access at https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/39/4/567/2467761
  12. Webdog

    Japanese researchers transplant stem cells into brain to treat Parkinson's

    Researchers transplant stem cells into brain to treat Parkinson's https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-team-transplants-stem-cells-into-brain-to-treat-parkinson's
  13. J

    Parkinson's disease 'may' start in gut

    Another study linking the gut to illnesses once thought to be psychiatric. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46050744
  14. NelliePledge

    Dementia and Parkinson’s linked to DNA changes when embryo is developing

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015084602.htm
  15. Sly Saint

    Bristol Randomised Trials Collaboration

    Bristol Randomised Trials Collaboration " The BRTC designs and conducts high quality pragmatic randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in primary and secondary care, as well as non-NHS settings such as schools and in public health. We also undertake complex trials and feasibility studies which...
  16. Sly Saint

    Parkinsons disease - A complex multisystem disease likely to be multiple diseases

    Article from 2017 but very interesting. " Much more than a movement disorder PD is now recognized to affect just about every system in the body, causing dermatologic, urologic, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal and psychiatric symptoms. Early signs and symptoms of PD — including hyposmia...
  17. Webdog

    Five years before multiple sclerosis onset: Phenotyping the prodrome (2018) Wijnands et al

    Study: Five years before multiple sclerosis onset: Phenotyping the prodrome http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1352458518783662 Press Release: A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis...
  18. M

    ALS

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/06/13/feature/devastated-by-als-trying-to-save-others/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.65cc16c53602&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
  19. Indigophoton

    Impaired energy production may explain why brain is susceptible to age-related diseases

    This may be of interest to some, The article, https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-impaired-energy-production-brain-susceptible.amp The paper, https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)30703-4
  20. Andy

    Common Anti-Inflammatory Therapy May Reduce Parkinson’s Risk

    http://neurosciencenews.com/parkinsons-anti-inflammatory-8873/
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