151 Results From "parkinson's"

The White House revealed in a letter yesterday that a Parkinson's disease specialist visited President Joe Biden repeatedly.
Neuroscience and Brain

White House Admits Parkinson’s Specialist Repeatedly Evaluated President Biden

Brett Favre, ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback, said he has the brain disorder Parkinson's disease, likely caused by countless concussions.
Neuroscience and Brain

Brett Favre Says He Has Parkinson’s, Likely From Countless Concussions

A controversial study has found that living within two miles of a golf course may greatly increase odds of developing Parkinson's disease.
Studies

Study: Living Near a Golf Course Could Lead to a Terrible Chronic Illness

Jim Fagan's iconic voice defined NBA promos throughout the 1990s and early 2000s — and now, NBC is bringing that voice back from the dead.
Artificial Intelligence

NBC Using AI to Bring Beloved NBA Narrator Jim Fagan Back From the Grave

People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch or piece of gum as a treat.
Health & Medicine

Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus

The neuroscience startup owned by Valve cofounder Gabe Newell is set to unveil its first brain chip this year.
Neuroscience and Brain

Gabe Newell’s New Company Is Getting Ready to Put Chips in Your Brain

Patients who stopped taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications regained weight four times as fast as those using alternative methods.
Treatments

People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger

Researchers found that accelerating the brain's waste removal system could have tremendous implications for our memory.
Neuroscience and Brain

New “Brain Cleaning” Technique Improves Memory in Aging Mice

In a ginormous new study, researchers have begun mapping the manifold health benefits of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy beyond weight loss. 
Health & Medicine

Huge Study Finds Constellation of Health Benefits for Ozempic Beyond Weight Loss

Scientists were astonished to find that recirculating preserving agents through a severed pig's head caused its brain to show signs of life.
Developments

Doctors Intrigued by Treatment That Makes Dead Brains Show Signs of Life

Eli Lilly, the maker of Zepbound, is hoping that new studies into off-label treatments will help get the drugs covered by insurance.
RX and Medicine

Drug Companies Have a Sneaky Idea to Get Insurance to Pay for Drugs Like Zepbound

Donald Trump's strange speaking patterns during his debate against Kamala Harris are cause for concern, a psychiatrist explains.
Health & Medicine

Psychiatrist Says Trump’s Speech Patterns at Debate Were Cause for Alarm

Medical practitioners are finding that new obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are causing other chronic diseases to go away.
Developments

Doctors Surprised When Patients Who Start Semaglutide Are Frequently Cured of Other Conditions

A California-based biotech company says it has successfully implanted lab-made neurons in Parkinson's patients' brains to stimulate dopamine.
Brain

Biotech Company Says It’s Implanted Dopamine-Making Cells in Patients’ Brains

A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists 3D Print Functional Human Brain Tissue

Iconic French-Canadian singer Celine Dion's is apparently unable to move much as her stiff person syndrome has worsened.  
Medical

Celine Dion’s Family Shares Grim Medical News

About a third of surveyed former NFL players in a new study think they have CTE, which stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Neuroscience and Brain

One Out of Three Former NFL Players Think They Have CTE, the Traumatic Brain Disease Linked to Murders and Suicides

A team of scientists took a bunch of alcoholic macaque monkeys and then successfully weaned them off alcohol after a round of gene therapy.
Gene Editing

New Gene Therapy Dramatically Reduces Booze Consumption in Alcoholic Monkeys

Scientists discovered that a protein called sonic hedgehog seems to play a huge role in Parkinson's, potentially revealing new treatment opportunities.
Brain

Brain Protein Named After Sonic the Hedgehog May Be Key to Treating Parkinson’s

Mitch McConnell's freezing spells have once again perturbed the nation, but there's apparently nothing happening that brain scans can see. 
Neuroscience and Brain

Mitch McConnell’s Doctor Says His Brain Scans Are Clear