Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A computer illustration of human pegivirus, an RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus scientists believe may be linked to Parkinson's ...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that occurs when nerve cells in the brain’s basal ganglia become damaged or die, leading to reduced dopamine production. Dopamine is a key ...

Researchers believe they have discovered the cause of Parkinson's disease and hope to have treatments to stop its devastating progression -- and possibly prevent new cases -- in a few years. In an ...

The study looked at 12,370 people with Parkinson's disease and more than 1.2 million people without the disease.

For years, researchers have watched the tiny power plants inside brain cells falter in Parkinson’s disease and wondered what came first. Did those damaged mitochondria trigger the illness, or did they ...

A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has identified a new genetic mutation that may cause a form of early-onset Parkinsonism. The mutation, located in a gene called ...

People whose drinking water came from newer groundwater had a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those whose drinking water came from older groundwater, according to a preliminary ...

Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne died this week at 76, just weeks after his farewell show and about five years after announcing he had Parkinson's disease. Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that ...

More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to symptoms such as tremors, slow movement, limb stiffness, and balance ...