A small protein involved in neurodegeneration leading to Parkinson's disease also drives a type of skin cancer known as melanoma, according to new research.

A longstanding mystery in Parkinson's disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that ...

World Parkinson's Day highlights the crucial link between gut health and Parkinson's disease. Research suggests that gut ...

Parkinson’s disease affects much more than movement, with non-motor symptoms like sleep issues, cognitive decline, and autonomic dysfunction often appearing years before physical signs., Health News - ...

Researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective blood test capable of detecting Parkinson's disease long before symptoms emerge, comparing the current state of diagnosing neurodegenerative ...

To test whether the neurons were functional, the researchers injected them into the brains of rats treated with a neurotoxin ...

A new Drosophila collection of Parkinsonism models reveals early synaptic cholinergic projection neuron dysfunction, linking synaptic failure to later dopaminergic decline, highlighting a role for ...

When it comes to the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests that the nose knows. Mass General Brigham neurology researchers have created a smell test that shows promise as a tool ...

A new study highlights that olfactory testing could offer a simple, cost-effective way to detect early cognitive impairment ...

Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for new drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease. Experts have known for several decades that the PINK1 protein ...