For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

Marrone, a paralegal from Dyker Heights, has taken up boxing, not to go 12 rounds in a championship fight, but to throw swift ...

Neil Diamond, the brave singing legend, made a surprise appearance onstage at an event in LA seven years after retiring amid ...

We do know Parkinson's is caused by the loss of dopamine nerve cells in the part of the brain responsible for voluntary ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

Individuals suffering from restless legs syndrome are approximately twice as likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according ...

Anavex has requested from the EMA the re-examination, and will work closely with the EMA during this process. The re-examination procedure is led by a different rapporteur and co-rapporteur, who will ...

Amy Lindberg spent 26 years in the Navy and she still walked like it—with intention, like her chin had someplace to be. But around 2017, her right foot stopped following orders. Lindberg and her ...

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In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) among individuals with restless legs syndrome (RLS). RLS is characterized by an ...

South Korean scientists recently determined that patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) showed approximately double the Parkinson’s disease incidence. If that doesn’t sound like good news, it’s ...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological sleep disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, often worsening at night. Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive ...