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Parkinson's Disease Cure

Brain 'pacemaker' surgery hope

Brain surgery to treat Parkinson's is more effective than medication alone, a major UK study has found. Ref. Source 7

Cure Disease Parkinsons

Human-pig cell transplant trial approved

A potential cure for Parkinson's disease involving pig cells being put into a person's brain has gained approval to be tested in humans for the first time. Ref. Source 5

Parkinson's Disease Cure Health & Special Psychology

Impaired decision-making may contribute to motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

People with Parkinson's disease have a form of impaired decision-making that may be a major contributor to the movement problems that characterize the disease. This finding suggests that the neurological factors underlying Parkinson's, which currently affects nearly 1 million people in the United States, may be more complex than commonly believed. Ref. Source 5t.

Cure Disease Parkinsons

Monkeys with Parkinson's disease benefit from human stem cells. Japanese neurosurgeons report two new strategies to improve outcomes of iPS cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease in monkey brains. The findings are a key step for patient recruitment of the first iPS cell-based therapy to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Source 5f.