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Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom: U.S. Parkinson's Rates Highest in Whites, Hispanics and Midwest, Northeast
January 27, 2010
The largest epidemiological study of Parkinson's disease in the United States has found that the disease is more common in the Midwest and the Northeast.
The New York Times: Charles Mathias, Former U.S. Senator, Dies at 87
January 26, 2010
Charles McC. Mathias, a former United States senator who as a liberal Republican clashed with the Nixon and Reagan administrations and who was called "the conscience of the Senate" died Monday.
North Shore LIJ: Brain Abnormalities in Parkinson's Patients Develop Before Symptoms Occur
January 20, 2010
Scientists who have identified brain networks damaged in Parkinson's disease have new evidence that these systems become abnormal a few years before symptoms appear.
Medical News Today: Brain Scans Can Give Early Diagnosis of Different Forms of Parkinsonism
January 11, 2010
An article in the February edition of The Lancet Neurology reports that brain scans using positron emission tomography can identify with high accuracy which form of Parkinsonism a patient has.
DOTmed News: PET Scans Predict Who Responds to Parkinson's Brain Cell Transplant Treatment
January 07, 2010
PET scans can pick up a useful biomarker for Parkinson's disease and can even help predict who will benefit most from treatment with transplanted fetal neural tissue.
Drug Store News: Generic Pramipexole (Mirapex) Now Available to U.S. Parkinson's Patients
January 05, 2010
Drugmaker Teva has announced the availability of a generic version of Mirapex to treat the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
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