Search Results for "Parkinson Disease Spectroscopy"
Original Source: Spectroscopy in Parkinson Disease
The primary objective of the study is to determine the utility of blood plasma infrared spectroscopy (biospectroscopy) in distinguishing subjects with idiopathic Parkinson's disease from healthy controls.
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Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition, affecting one person in every 500, 95% of which are over 40. It is caused by degeneration of more than 70% of the substantia nigra, which dep...
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy MRS
Atrial Fibrillation and WolffParkinsonWhite Syndrome WPW
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Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 4 (mGluR4)
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRM4 gene. Together with GRM6, GRM7 and GRM8 it belongs to group III of the metabotropic glutamate receptor famil...
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Early Diagnosis Of Parkinson's May Be Possible With Discovery Of New Antibody
Around 15,000 to 16,000 Austrian's suffer from Parkinson's disease, a degenerative condition of the brain, which becomes more prevalent with age. The frequency of Parkinson's disease will become more...
Recent findings question our present understanding of Parkinson's disease and suggest that new research criteria for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease are needed, similar to those recently defined...
Researchers identify predictive biomarker for Parkinson's disease
Because there is currently no laboratory test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease, it is practically impossible to detect those individuals who are in the earliest stages of the disease. As a result...
Researchers ID cluster of genes in blood that predict Parkinson's
Because there is currently no laboratory test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease, it is practically impossible to detect those individuals who are in the earliest stages of the disease. As a result...
'Clean-Up' Snafu That Kills Brain Cells In Parkinson's Disease Identified
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson's disease damage brain cells. The study, which publ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 25, 2012 /- Berg Pharma, a Boston-based pharmaceutical company and the renowned Parkinson's Institute announced a unique partnership that would enable a mo...
Potential cause of Parkinson's disease identified
Scientists have pinpointed a key factor controlling damage to brain cells in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. The discovery could lead to new targets for Parkinson's that may be useful in prevent...
Depression a Key Factor in Health of Parkinson's Patients: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Depression is the most important determinant of the health status of people with Parkinson's disease, according to early findings from a large study of Parkins...
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Increased brain temperature in Parkinson's disease.
The maintenance of a stable temperature is of the utmost importance for the proper functioning of the brain. Brain temperature is tightly linked to mitochondrial energetics. Although Parkinson's disea...
Parkinson disease: Improving quality of care in Parkinson disease.
Pragmatic Communication is Impaired in Parkinson Disease.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine whether severity of disease, cognitive function, age, gender, or amount of social interaction were associated with pragmatic dysfunction in Parkinso...
Review: Parkinson's disease - the continuing search for biomarkers.
Abstract There is currently no well-established biomarker for Parkinson's disease. The need to better diagnose the condition, define the subtypes of disease, and follow its course independent of any s...
