For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

Oral bacteria that migrate to the gut can generate metabolites that reach the brain and accelerate Parkinson’s disease.

A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

In patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), quality of life (QoL) remains stable at 5 years in those who receive deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) vs standard-of-care ...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of later life, defined clinically by motor features (asymmetric bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and imbalance) and pathologically by neuronal degeneration ...

As anyone who has ever heard “their song” can attest, the right music has the power to make you move. Now, healthcare providers are trying to harness this power to help patients with a disabling ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in which the brain’s ability to produce dopamine, an essential neurotransmitter, is damaged, leading to symptoms including tremors, ...