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Use of Novel Intestinal Imaging for Early Identification of Parkinson’s Disease and Assessment of Response to Therapies that Reduce Alpha-synuclein Accumulation
… Changes in intestinal contractions are a common feature of early Parkinson’s disease (PD). These changes, which often … for specific patterns of abnormal gut motility related to early PD. Because this alteration in gut motility reflects … ability to monitor these alterations could facilitate early diagnosis and the assessment of treatment efficacy. Study …
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Supplement data files - A consensus conceptual framework of meaningful symptoms and impacts in early Parkinson 2024.1.22 COMMUNITY REV
… conceptual framework of meaningful symptoms and impacts in early Parkinson 2024.1.22 COMMUNITY REV.zip …
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New Tool May Help Researchers Predict Cognitive Decline with Parkinson's Disease
June 23, 2017
… A new tool from researchers at Harvard Medical School may allow … who won't develop cognitive decline. The algorithm can help researchers choose people likely to experience this symptom. … be amazing, if this simple observation could be turned into a useful therapeutic intervention." The researchers say …
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Exploring How Mutations in the LRRK2 Gene Change mRNA and Protein Selection and How This Can Be Used for Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
… to disease mechanisms and identify promising targets for diagnosis and therapy. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s disease: … successful, biomarkers identified here could be developed into blood tests that recognize the altered isoforms. These …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Announces Availability of $7 Million in Fall 2018 Research Funding to Expand Understanding of Parkinson's Disease and Accelerate Drug Development
March 19, 2018
… Funding programs aim to support Parkinson's research into gait and balance disturbances, leading drug targets and … bodies, protein clumps found in brain and body cells of nearly everyone with Parkinson's disease. Researchers believe …
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Alzheimer’s Biomarker and Prevention Study Shines Hope on Parkinson’s Research Path
September 23, 2013
… for developing the disease. This news comes at a time when research into many diseases is beginning to study populations at … Parkinson’s is no exception. In the newly announced study, researchers seek individuals who do not have Alzheimer’s but …