Category: NEUROLOGY

How the Parkinson’s drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

Credit: HeungSoon, Pixabay Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson’s disease. The results of these findings

Rapid blood diagnostic test developed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurally-derived extracellular vesicles extracted from a standard blood sample contain microRNA sequences used to diagnose ALS. Credit: Paul Cox. A highly accurate diagnostic blood test has been developed for amyotrophic

Can your phone and AI track Parkinson’s progression?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers say we’re on the cusp of a new era where physicians will personalize care, adjusting medications and pacemakers based on videos captured at home by

Studying the brain in motion offers new insights into Parkinson’s disease

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A breakthrough in medical imaging is making it possible for researchers to observe brain activity during movement and pick up the early signs of disorders that