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In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Parkinson’s Disease, Vitamin D Linked in Emory Study
October 15, 2008 – 3:30 pm | No Comment

Although they don’t yet know which came first, Parkinson’s disease or an insufficient store of vitamin D in the bloodstream, researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine have established a link between the two, …

Natural Anti-Oxidant Provides Clues for Parkinson’s Treatment
May 4, 2008 – 8:04 pm | One Comment

A naturally occurring anti-oxidant in humans has lead researchers to believe there is a link between serum urate levels and the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Urate, once believed to be a useless a by-product of metabolism, …

Urate Level Key to Parkinson’s Progression
April 17, 2008 – 5:50 am | No Comment

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MGH-MIND) and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have discovered that the rate at which Parkinson’s disease progresses is a reflection …

Transplanted Cells No Cure Yet for Parkinson’s Disease
April 7, 2008 – 10:32 pm | No Comment

Nature Medicine has just published the groundbreaking results of a study involving the use of dopamine cell transplants into the brain of a Parkinson’s disease patient. The findings of the study indicate Parkinson’s is caused …

Low LDL Cholesterol May Signal Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
April 7, 2008 – 4:18 pm | 3 Comments

It’s become pretty common knowledge that the lower one’s level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the better for the heart. A recent study has confirmed, however, the possibility that a low LDL count may signal …

Therapeutic Cloning for Parkinson’s Works in Lab Mice
March 24, 2008 – 6:23 pm | No Comment

Researchers at Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have announced a very promising development in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. They’ve used a process called somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in laboratory mice, which led to neurological improvement …

Test and Preventative Management for Parkinson’s Disease
February 28, 2008 – 4:38 pm | No Comment

Information from a new study raises the possibility that people could be tested to see if they are at risk for Parkinson’s disease and then undergo preventative treatment. The study done by scientists at Buck …

A new potential risk factor Discovered for Parkinson’s Disease
February 21, 2008 – 10:12 am | No Comment

A new Buck Institute study led by Julie Anderson PhD has just published findings in the online Journal PLoS One demonstrating that high levels of MAO-B can cause Parkinson’s like symptoms in the brain. MAO-B’s …