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Smell Test for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News)

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Parkinson’s Disease has a distinctive odour for certain gifted individuals, which has been analysed chemically and may now be replicated for automated detection by machine. This may, in future, permit earlier diagnosis and open the possibilities for timely treatments … Continue reading →

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Further Research Supports Speculation of Link Between Gut and Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News / Science Translational Medicine)

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further evidence implying that the gut may be involved in the development of Parkinson’s Disease has emerged. Toxic (alpha-synuclein) proteins associated with Parkinson’s Disease tend to accumulate in the appendix, and it seems that people who have had their … Continue reading →

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Doubling in Global Burden of Parkinson’s Disease, 1990–2016 (Lancet Neurology)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic analysis of epidemiological studies concerning the global, regional, and nation-specific prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (and years of life lived with disability arising from this condition) notes a doubling of the burden of Parkinson’s Disease between 1990 and … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D May Not Offer Protection Against Neurological Diseases? (NHS Choices / Nutritional Neuroscience / BJPsych Open)

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review of studies into the role of Vitamin D exposure levels / deficiency or supplementation in four neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s Disease) found little conclusive evidence for any … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: the State of Current Understanding (NPJ Parkinson’s Disease)

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following review summarises a recent conference on the topic of cognitive impairment encountered in Parkinson’s Disease. Full Text Link Reference Goldman, JG. Vernaleo, BA. [and] Camicioli, R. [et al] (2018). Cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: a report from … Continue reading →

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Further Brief Insights Into the Potentially Neuroprotective Benefits of Certain Foods (BBC News / Scientific Reports / ARUK / AAIC)

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is evidence to suggest that the protein β-parvalbumin found in fish inhibits the formation of α-synuclein (the protein present in Parkinson’s Disease). The cross-reaction of β-parvalbumin and human amyloidogenic proteins may explain at least some of the health … Continue reading →

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Update on the Association Between Anticholinergics and Dementia Risk (BBC News / BMJ)

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new statistical study has confirmed an association between use of certain anticholinergic drugs (commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, Parkinson’s Disease and bladder problems) and a heightened risk of developing dementia. Other anticholinergics, taken to treat hay … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Parkinson’s Disease

Smell Test for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News)

Further Research Supports Speculation of Link Between Gut and Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News / Science Translational Medicine)

Doubling in Global Burden of Parkinson’s Disease, 1990–2016 (Lancet Neurology)

Update on the Association Between Anticholinergics and Dementia Risk (BBC News / BMJ)

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