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Combating Parkinson’s disease, a common neurodegenerative diseaseCombating Parkinson’s disease, a common neurodegenerative disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurological disease that affects middle-aged and elderly people. Motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease are caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. When these neurons die, the basal neuromotor circuit becomes dysregulated.

A key technique for treating Parkinson’s disease is to target a dopamine-related pathway. Overall, enhanced dopamine binding to receptors and dopamine pathway activity may be useful in reducing Parkinson’s symptoms.

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   Progesterone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s diseaseProgesterone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s disease
 
Progesterone was shown in a study to have a protective effect on intestine nerve cells. These findings raise hopes that the hormone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s disease.
 
   Conventional speech therapy and singing may help improve patients' voice problems with Parkinson'sConventional speech therapy and singing may help improve patients' voice problems with Parkinson's
 
Speech and voice disorders are common in individuals with Parkinson's disease. New research published in the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders found that a tele-rehabilitation program that combines conventional speech therapy and singing may help improve patients' voice problems.
 
   New study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's diseaseNew study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's disease
 
A few minutes of data recorded from a single electrode placed on top of the head may be sufficient to predict thinking problems, including dementia, in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
 
   The HEART Clinic keeps rehab within the reach for stroke, Parkinson’s patientsThe HEART Clinic keeps rehab within the reach for stroke, Parkinson’s patients
 
The first time Craig Hawkins arrived at the free physical therapy clinic, the aftereffects of his stroke weighed heavy. He rolled up in a wheelchair with a tracheotomy, and had already exhausted his medical benefits.