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Parkinson's Disease - Dec 5, 2017 Edition

	December 5, 2017
	Parkinson's Disease
	The latest Parkinson's disease news from News Medical

	Female Parkinson's disease patients less likely to receive caregiver support than men Female Parkinson's disease patients are much less likely than male patients to have caregivers, despite the fact that caregivers report greater strain in caring for male patients.

	Patients with RBD sleep disorder have risk of developing Parkinson's disease in future Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered that patients with the RBD sleep behavior disorder lack dopamine and have a form of inflammation of the brain. This means that they are at risk of developing Parkinson's disease or dementia when they grow older.

Combining virtual reality and treadmill training improves neuroplasticity in Parkinson's patients

A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that a therapy that combines Virtual Reality and treadmill exercise dramatically lowers the incidence of falling among Parkinson's patients by changing the brain's behavior and promoting beneficial brain plasticity, even in patients with neurodegenerative disease.

	New discovery could speed up production of cells for studying diseases Scientists have made a key discovery that could speed up the production of cells in the lab for studying diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

	Deep brain stimulation at low frequencies improves cognitive performance of PD patients A multidisciplinary neuroscience study using rare, intraoperative brain recordings suggests that low frequency stimulation of a deep brain region may be able to improve cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease.