Scientists at Aberdeen University in Scotland collected information about more than nine hundred people with Parkinson's or similar conditions.

VOA: special.2010.11.02

A few years ago, researchers completed what they called the first large map to show genetic links with Parkinson's disease.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Still,doctors say it is possible that such events might cause symptoms of Parkinson's to appear earlier than they would have.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The decrease in the amount of dopamine can result in one or more of the general signs of Parkinson's.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

This week,we will tell about what is said to be the largest study yet of a treatment for Parkinson's disease.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

In addition to people with Parkinson's, the treatment is also being tested for patients with severe depression, lasting pain and epilepsy.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Last year, an American study showed such a link between Parkinson's and pesticides, like those used for killing insects.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The study found that the physical condition of Parkinson's patients often improves after they receive deep brain stimulation.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Michael J.Fox says he is sure that a cure for Parkinson's disease will be found in the future.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The decrease in the amount of dopamine can result in one or more general signs of Parkinson's disease.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

It showed that a treatment called dorsal column stimulation could re-establish movement in rodents with Parkinson's-like problems.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

They have been used to study cancer,AIDS,genetic testing, and drugs for illnesses including influenza,herpes and Parkinson's disease.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

In the United States,Parkinson's patients can receive deep brain stimulation at about three hundred medical centers.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

The National Institutes of Health in the United States says about fifteen percent of people with Parkinson's have a family history of the disease.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

In the middle nineteen fifties, she began to suffer from the effects of Parkinson's disease.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

A separate study found that a less invasive treatment might reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The study compared three hundred nineteen Parkinson's patients to more than two hundred family members.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Doctors do not know exactly how the brain stimulation works to help patients with Parkinson's.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

But Fox still acts on television, writes books and is an activist for Parkinson's.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Doctors confirm about sixty thousand new Parkinson's cases in the United States each year.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

They could be used to study conditions like Parkinson's disease and Lou Gehrig's disease.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

Two years ago, a European study showed a link between pesticide use and Parkinson's.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Recently, a gene-testing company announced plans for a large genetic study of Parkinson's patients.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Scientists say such cells might be able to cure or treat diseases like Parkinson's.

VOA: special.2009.04.07