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Cycling With Parkinsons: Man Cannot Walk but He Can Ride

In his years of caring for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Dr. Bastiaan R. Bloem thought he had seen it all. But the 58-year-old man...

‘A Bicycle Built for Two’ Might Improve Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease–Study

Tandem cycling may improve the health and well-being of people with Parkinson’s, according to a new study. Pedaling on a bicycle built for two people...

Slow Moving Tai Chi is ‘More Effective Than Aerobic Exercise’ For Reducing High Blood Pressure

A new study found the ancient Chinese martial art of Tai Chi was more effective in reducing high blood pressure than other forms of...

This Grandad is All-Action at Aged 92: ‘I do martial arts daily’ (Watch)

A wise man once said that aging is the gradual acceleration of comfort-seeking, and Englishman Lew Burja, who's 92 and still practices kung fu...

First Advanced Parkinson’s Patient to Walk Again with New Spinal Implant, ‘It’s Incredible’

A Frenchman who received a new spinal implant has regained significant motor functions including the ability to walk unaided for miles after losing all...

A Teenager Was Having a Stroke but His Dog Helped Save Him, Explains Doctor

From the Washington Post comes the story of a family border collie whose 5:30 a.m. wake-up call saved the future, and possibly the life,...

Tai Chi Can Curb Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms for Years and Lower Needed Drug Doses–Study

Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art involving sequences of slow controlled movements meant to cultivate one of the three kinds of vital energy,...

New Blood Test Could Diagnose Parkinson’s Before it Begins Damaging the Nervous System

American scientists developed a test that focuses on damage to mitochondrial DNA in the blood linked with Parkinson's disease. Current diagnoses of Parkinson's are largely...

Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson’s’ Helps Scientists Develop Test

In Scotland there's a woman who can smell changes in body odor corresponding to the presence or onset of Parkinson's disease. Keeping with Scotland's decorated...

Psilocybin Microdosing Study Finds Improved Mental Health and Psychomotor Dexterity in Those Over 55

What happens when a bunch of scientists put a study group of older people together and give them all psychedelic mushrooms? As it turns...

Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms ‘Reversed’ by Mini Implant Bringing Hope

A small implant connected to electrodes inserted into the skull bone is providing huge relief to younger patients living with Parkinson's disease, such that...

Guess Who’s Curating New Exhibit at Baltimore Museum of Art? Their Staff of Security Guards

The security guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art get asked a lot in an average day: "Where's the bathroom," "Where's the Impressionist wing,"...

This is the Gene That Could Prevent Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons. The degeneration of these neurons prevents...

Inspired by Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s on Skin, ‘E-Nose’ is Developed by Scientists to Do the Same

A couple of years ago, a woman named Joy Milne made headlines when scientists discovered that she could “smell” Parkinson’s disease on people with...

Calorie Restriction is Key Factor in Enhancing Human Health, Say Yale Researchers

Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether...

Lifting Weights for Just Three Seconds a Day Helps Our Muscles Grow, According to Scientists

People who say they don't have time to exercise might have to rethink after scientists proved just three seconds a day lifting weights was...

Get Your Body Moving to Put the Brakes on Early Parkinson’s, Study Says

A new study suggests that people with early-stage Parkinson's disease who regularly got one to two hours of moderate exercise twice a week, like...

Red Light Therapy Could Improve Your Eyesight After it Declines Due to Age

The simple of act of staring at a deep-red or near infrared light source for about three minutes was found to be enough to...

Keanu Reeves Gifts His 4 Stuntmen With $20,000 Rolex Watches Engraved With Fun Messages

News of Keanu Reeves’s thoughtfulness, as the latest John Wick film wrapped, proved once again that he is one of the best human beings...

The Inspiring Story of The Parkinson’s Painter Who Finally Followed His Dream

13 years ago, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a 65-year-old military veteran and social worker, decided he would turn his dark diagnosis into...