Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Insecticide Exposure

BlackwellPublishing.com – The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination of environmental risk factors...

MRI Brain Scan May Diagnosis, Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers advocate using MRI technology as diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s dementia. HSC.USF.edu – MRI scans that detect shrinkage in specific regions of the mid-brain attacked by Alzheimer’s disease accurately diagnose the neurodegenerative...

Promising New Drug Targets Identified for Huntington’s Disease

Research funded by the Wellcome Trust has provided a number of promising new drug targets for Huntington’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a number of candidate drugs to investigate...

First Early-Detection Blood Test for Parkinson’s Shows Promise

A test that profiles molecular biomarkers in blood could become the first accurate diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease, new research shows.