Multiple gene variants are linked to Parkinson's disease, but which ones are the most relevant? dra_schwartz/E+ via Getty Images There is currently no treatment to slow or halt Parkinson’s disease.

For more than 200 years, ever since a British apothecary named James Parkinson in 1817 published “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy,” scientists have searched for the reasons why some people develop ...

For years, researchers have watched the tiny power plants inside brain cells falter in Parkinson’s disease and wondered what came first. Did those damaged mitochondria trigger the illness, or did they ...

A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has identified a new genetic mutation that may cause a form of early-onset Parkinsonism. The mutation, located in a gene called ...

Researchers believe they have discovered the cause of Parkinson's disease and hope to have treatments to stop its devastating progression -- and possibly prevent new cases -- in a few years. In an ...

A new study from UCLA Health has found that long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is associated with ...

More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to symptoms such as tremors, slow movement, limb stiffness, and balance ...

Parkinson's disease affects millions of people around the world. There are actually 10 million people on a worldwide scale that have the neurodegenerative disorder, according to the Parkinson's ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For most Summer is a time free of homework, but many at Missouri State University didn’t get that memo. Among those still studying this summer is Dr. Matt Seibert. Seibert is a ...