Children who had persistent bad dreams were over six times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than children who never had bad dreams.
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Deep brain stimulation and trasncranial magnetic stimulation treat mental illness by sending electrical currents into parts of the brain. Every new patient provides researchers with a wealth of information. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
This technique could also be applied to other conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease.
If governments want to tackle drug use, targeting those at most risk is a better strategy than mass campaigns.
Clues that a person is at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease can start 20 years before movement problems begin.
People who get COVID continue to face increased risks of developing some neurological and psychiatric conditions, like psychosis and dementia, for up to two years afterwards.
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual brain could expand the number of conditions brain stimulation can treat.
People reported having frequent bad dreams at the beginning of the study were twice as likely to develop Parkinson’s compared with those who had them less than once a week.
Whole-body vibration training is gaining interest as it’s easier to do than regular exercise.
The treatment is called ‘expiratory muscle strength training’; it is an exercise program targeting the muscles used when you swallow or cough.
Flavonoids are a compound found in many foods that are shown to reduce inflammation and slow cell damage.
A growing body of research points to the body’s natural cannabinoid system as the primary driver behind the runner’s high – and the mental health boost and stress relief following exercise.
Neurologic music therapy aims to help patients manage symptoms and function better in daily life.
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
Parkinson’s results from the deterioration of neurons in part of the brain called the basal ganglia.
Our study found lower levels of one type of immune cell – which may even be seen years before a person develops the disease.
Proprioception is the sense that allows us to rapidly know without looking where each part of our body is.
Neurotrophic factors play an important role in protecting neurons – which is why researchers are investigating them as a treatment for Parkinson’s.
Our gut microbes play a key role in sending and receiving signals that influence the brain.
Parkinson’s disease may be diagnosed by looking for subtle changes in eye movements and thinning of retina layers.
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Professor of Neuroscience, Royal Veterinary College
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Honorary (Professorial Fellow) at the Centre for Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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NIHR academic clinical fellow and incoming PhD student, University of Oxford
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Reader in Neurology and Neuroepidemiology, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of Neuroscience, University of Oxford
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NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurology, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Doctoral Student in Ageing & Neurodegeneration, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow and Lecturer, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
