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5-Year study shows Tai Chi could help counter Parkinson’s advance

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Tai Chi can now add

While its movements are slow and gentle, Tai Chi is actually a martial art. Now, a new study shows that it can not only help people learn movements grounded in self defense, but it can also help them fight back against the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

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Eye scan may detect Parkinson’s up to 7 years before it’s diagnosed

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Retina scans may be able to reveal more than just the state of your vision

For the first time, scientists have identified a marker in the retina that may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, and it may be detected years prior to diagnosis.

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Grow-your-own stem cells may repair Parkinson’s damage

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Parkinson's disease patients may one day use their own cells to regrow neurons

A new stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease is one step closer to human trials after scientists were able to successfully rebuild neural damage in an animal model.

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Parkinson’s discovery opens door to new targeted therapies

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Scientists have uncovered a cellular mechanism that could help treat familial Parkinson's disease

Around a million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease, the neurological condition that greatly, and most often progressively, affects the dopamine-producing powerhouse area of the brain, the substantia nigra. While there is no cure, medication is generally aimed at substituting or boosting dopamine, which can help lessen the movement-impairment that comes with the debilitating disease.

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Signature of brain cell death in Parkinson’s points to new treatments

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Dopamine-producing neurons can be seen in green within brain tissue samples from patients who died from Parkinson's disease

Scientists probing the biological underpinnings of Parkinson’s disease have made an important discovery, shedding new light on the demise of cells that drives neurodegeneration linked to the condition. The breakthrough helps explain why some neurons are susceptible to this form of cell death, and raises some new possibilities around how it might be prevented.

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Live view of mysterious Parkinson’s protein points to new treatments

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Artist's impression of degenerating neurons

For around a decade, scientists researching Parkinson’s disease have been probing a pathway involved in the way brain cells process energy, and now a mystery around the role of a particular protein has been solved. The team has produced an unprecedented “live action” view that shows how this protein is activated, providing researchers with a blueprint for therapies that help prevent cell death associated with the condition.

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Science fiction becomes science fact – Our brains can be hacked

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By Ryan De Souza
A team of academic security researchers from KU Leuwen, Belgium, have discovered that
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