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Parkinson’s disease affects men and women differently

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 15, 2022

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Men and women with Parkinson's disease do not suffer from the same symptoms. It could be related to hormones. Men ...

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Parkinson’s: new evidence on the intestinal origins of the disease

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 12, 2022

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While several studies have already shown that Parkinson's disease could start in the intestine, new research carried out on genetically ...

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Neurodegenerative diseases: how pollution can impact the brain

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 10, 2022

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American researchers have studied the connections between air particles, our sense of smell, and neurological diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases such as ...

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Lewy body disease: Catherine Laborde talks about her fight

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 9, 2022

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The former star weather presenter on TF1, Catherine Laborde, recounted her daily life with Lewy body disease on the program ...

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Parkinson’s: soon a new treatment?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 9, 2022

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American researchers have discovered an enzyme present in our body that could eventually lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's ...

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Pesticides: justice recognizes the professional origin of Parkinson’s in an arborist

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 6, 2022

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Justice recognized Thursday, April 15 the professional origin of Marcel Geslin's Parkinson's disease. Died last June, the man had worked ...

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Parkinson’s: what if the disease started in the intestine?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 3, 2022

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Results again support the theory that Parkinson's disease may begin in the gut. Parkinson's disease is associated with damage to ...

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Parkinson’s and stem cells: where is the research?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 1, 2022

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The next two decades could see stem cells tailor-made for patients. In a supplement to Journal of Parkinson's Diseaseexperts describe ...

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Degenerative diseases: a brain chip to improve the brain?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 28, 2022

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While artificial intelligence is today at the heart of many debates, scientists and industrialists are trying to develop brain chips ...

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Parkinson’s: two components of coffee help fight the disease

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 28, 2022

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Caffeine associated with another component of coffee beans would be able to slow the degeneration of the brain, which appears ...

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Drug shortage: why stockouts are getting worse

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 25, 2022

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Between 2016 and 2017, there was a 30% increase in drug stockouts in France. A real shortage of vital drugs ...

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Shortage of medicines: stock-outs are repeated and amplified

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 25, 2022

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A 30% increase in drug stockouts in France in 2017 compared to 2016. For cancer drugs, this is the case, ...

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Parkinson’s disease: researchers discover that stress at work would be a triggering factor

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 23, 2022

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While medical research continues to advance for Parkinson's, the second most common neurodegenerative disease of the nervous system, the causes ...

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Parkinson’s: a questionnaire to identify the side effects of treatments

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 19, 2022

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France Parkinson is launching a questionnaire to help patients identify behavioral problems induced by treatments.Few know exactly about Parkinson's disease. ...

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Parkinson’s: a site for reporting adverse drug reactions

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 18, 2022

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France Parkinson is launching an online self-assessment tool for possible adverse effects due to antiparkinsonian treatments. There are 160,000 patients ...

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Sex, games, compulsive shopping: some treatments for Parkinson’s exacerbate urges

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 4, 2022

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Impulse control disorders strike nearly half (46%) of PD patients treated with dopamine agonists, synthetic drugs that mimic the action ...

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Parkinson’s disease: people exposed to pesticides have a 250% higher risk

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 2, 2022

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Cells exposed to paraquat and maneb, two pesticides commonly used in agriculture, make a genetic mutation similar to the one ...

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Healing thanks to genes

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

December 18, 2021

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In different forms, gene therapy is part of the therapeutic arsenal of physicians, and the prospects are immense.The Food and ...

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Parkinson’s: anti-asthmatics reduce the risk by 30%

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

December 14, 2021

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Salbutamol is said to reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by 30 to 50% depending on the prescribed dose. ...

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Parkinson’s: cell therapy sparks hope

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

December 14, 2021

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Thanks to an iPS stem cell transplant, monkeys with Parkinson's have improved. The human trial is scheduled for 2018.Cell therapy ...

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Parkinson’s: people living near farmland more at risk

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

December 4, 2021

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People who are not exposed to pesticides in their professional environment are, like farmers, more exposed to Parkinson's disease.Many studies ...

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Parkinson’s: the unsuspected virtues of an antibiotic

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

November 30, 2021

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Researchers at the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute have identified doxycycline, a well-known antibiotic, as a potential cure for Parkinson's ...

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Parkinson’s: a protein from sharks demonstrates its effectiveness

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

November 28, 2021

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Squalamine would inhibit the toxic aggregation of proteins in the nervous system, characteristic of Parkinson's disease.Does the shark terrify you? ...