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Brain Iron Chelation Linked With Worse Outcomes in Early Parkinson's

Findings raise caution about iron chelation in neurodegenerative disorders

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Early Signs of Parkinson's May Be Seen Years Before Diagnosis

Skin changes, inflammatory conditions emerge, in addition to well-known features

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New Evidence Sheds Light on Muhammad Ali's Parkinson's Disease

Was boxing to blame?

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Cognitive Decline Quickens After Weight Loss in Early Parkinson's Disease

Early weight gain associated with cognitive changes, too

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Early, Midlife Infections Up Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Risk

Multiple hospital-treated infections before age 40 doubled risk of subsequent Alzheimer's

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The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor

The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me

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Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug

Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds

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Two Strikes and Monoclonal Antibodies Are Out for Early Parkinson's?

Failure of two agents in two phase II trials could spell the end for one avenue of treatment

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Sacral Neuromodulation Promising in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Dysfunction

Refractory disease corrected, at least for the short term, in selected neurologic patients

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Blood Biomarker Linked With Parkinson's Disease

Is neurofilament light the C-reactive protein of neurology?

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Polypill Looks Good for Parkinson's

Fixed-dose product combining two standard drugs outperforms each alone in phase III

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Hearing Loss, Epilepsy May Be Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease

Known symptoms like tremor spotted in primary care records 10 years before diagnosis

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More Flavonoids, Better Parkinson's Outcome

Flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins consistently linked to lower mortality

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Parkinson's Progression Slower With Sustained Physical Activity

More important to maintain exercise than to be active before disease starts, study shows

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Parkinson's Therapies Go Head to Head

Pragmatic trial assesses add-on treatments to levodopa

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Early Parkinson's Treatment: AAN Issues New Guidelines

Levodopa usually is best first therapy for motor symptoms, neurology group says

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Focused Ultrasound Approved for Advanced Parkinson's

Expanded indication includes medication-refractory PD patients with motor problems

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Antioxidant Therapy Tested in Early Parkinson’s

Boosting urate levels with inosine seemed promising, but ...

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Can COVID Vax Prevent Alzheimer's? Tau Drug Shows Mixed Data; 9/11 Dementia Mystery

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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New Biomarker for Early Alzheimer's and Parkinson's?

Olfactory bulb volume may signal neurodegenerative disease

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Parkinson's Drug Tied to Increased Hospitalizations, Death

Mortality risk persisted in people taking pimavanserin

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AAN Issues Formal Position Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine benefits outweigh risk of post-vaccination complications, committee says

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Sleep and Amyloid; Bone Loss and Cognition; Invasive Stim for Cluster Headache

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse

However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes

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Smoking-Parkinson's Link; Kids, COVID, and Neurologic Outcomes; Z-Drugs and Opioids

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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New Alzheimer's Treatment Targets; COVID's Brain Blitz; Why Parkinson's Strikes Men

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Who Gets New Alzheimer's Drug; TBI on TV; Life With a Short-Sleep Gene

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Suicidality in Black Youth; Win for Schizo Agent; COVID Leaves Teens Hopeless

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Alzheimer's Drug Investigation; Magnesium-Aneurysm Link; Can COVID Cause Tauopathy?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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COVID Gray Matter Loss; Cannabis and the Teen Brain; Cognitive Super-Agers

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Prescribing New Alzheimer's Drug; Treating Guillain-Barre; Menopause and the Brain

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Osteoarthritis: A Link With Parkinson's?

Inflammation may contribute to both joint and nerve degeneration

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How Long Do Deep Brain Stimulation Benefits Last?

Parkinson's patients saw continued improvement in motor symptoms, quality of life

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Dementia Diagnosis and Suicide; Head Injury Disability; Complexity of Chronic Pain

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Sleep and Memory; Havana Syndrome Revisited; What If Aducanumab Is Approved?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Novel Agitation Tx Heads to FDA; Intranasal Ketamine Succeeds in New Trial

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Haze May Be Clearing in Parkinson's Disease

More evidence suggests air pollution may fuel risk

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Sleep and Dementia; Predicting Parkinson's Progression; Aducanumab's ICER Price

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Gene Therapy for Dementia? COVID Vaccine and MS; Four Patterns of Tau

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Midlife Sleep and Dementia; Brain Changes and Coffee; Diabetes Drugs and Parkinson's

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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