Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work equally well for everyone. By mapping patients’ brain signals before and ...

An international team, led by researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF), has shown—for the first time in a realistic way—that it may be possible to diagnose Parkinson's disease (PD ...

Researchers at Laval University and the CERVO Brain Research Center in Québec have developed a groundbreaking, non-invasive method to diagnose Parkinson’s disease (PD) early using a simple eye ...

There’s no “test” for Parkinson’s disease, so making a diagnosis can be tricky. ... Your doctor may want to start by testing your blood or doing a brain scan to rule out other conditions.

Differences in the chemicals people's bodies produce - which some people can even smell - may help detect the disease much ...

Parkinson's disease and ADHD are genetically linked, ... (MRI) brain scans to analyze brain volume in specific regions and compare this with genetic variations.

Determining the specific type of dementia early in the diagnostic process can lead to more targeted treatments and better outcomes ...

When the typical motor symptoms of Parkinson’s arise, there is already substantial brain damage. But what if sensory impairments, which arise years before in many patients, could be inferred ...