MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s disease is widely seen as a movement disorder, but it can cause an array of symptoms, including hallucinations. Now a new study has shed light on what is happening in the brain during those disturbances. The study focused on Parkinson’s patients whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infections may last longer in young people with weakened immune systems, and that extended period could lead to more mutations in SARS-CoV-2, according to the authors of a new case study. The study included two children and a young adult who hadContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A breakthrough psoriasis drug is better at treating the itchy and painful skin disease than medicines already on the market, according to results from two clinical trials. There was a “night and day difference” in the results from bimekizumab compared against two establishedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a significantly higher risk for stroke for years afterward, U.K. researchers say. Previous studies have linked brain injury with a long-term risk of neurological diseases including dementia, Parkinson’s and epilepsy, and it’s been suggestedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Men with certain sleep problems, like sleep walking, may be at a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Among nearly 26,000 men, researchers found those who sleepwalked or had rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) had a fourContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two people in the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it’s highly doubtful the vaccine is to blame, according to a just-published case study. Although both people were in the same trial, one was given the vaccine and theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For helping Parkinson’s patients improve their balance and mobility, golf may beat the martial art exercise tai chi, a new, small study reveals. “Exercise is well-known to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease,” said study author Dr. Anne-Marie Wills, noting it helps toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More Asian and Hispanic people with lupus die prematurely than white patients, a new study reveals. Death rates in San Francisco were nearly six times higher than expected among Hispanic patients with lupus and four times higher than expected among Asian women withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Gene variants associated with a rare autoimmune disorder called Addison’s disease have been pinpointed, according to researchers. “By studying the single largest collection of samples from patients with Addison’s disease, we’ve been able to carry out the first genetic study of the diseaseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some good news for people who’ve had solid organ transplants and have weakened immune systems: mRNA coronavirus vaccines are safe for these vulnerable folks, new research shows. The study included 187 transplant recipients who received an initial dose of either the ModernaContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While scientists still don’t know what causes Parkinson’s disease, new research shows an association between a drug that some men take for an enlarged prostate condition and a reduced risk of developing the illness. A team led by scientists at the University ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While researchers continue to try to find the key that unlocks the cause of Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests that what a person eats could make a difference. Researchers in Canada found a strong correlation between eating either a Mediterranean diet or theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stem cell transplants may have long-lasting benefits for some people with aggressive cases of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests. Italian researchers found that among 210 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who received a stem cell transplant — with cells from their own bloodContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Just over 200,000 Americans have the autoimmune disorder lupus, and minority women are at highest risk, according to a new study. It’s the first estimate of how widespread the disease is in the United States. The number comes close to reclassifying lupus asContinue Reading