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Scientists Unravel Secret Behind 130 Brain Diseases Like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Autism
Scientists have isolated a set of proteins that accounts for over 130 brain diseases, including diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsies and...
Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s “Encouraging” in Early Trials
Oxford BioMedica, a leading gene therapy company, announced yesterday new data from the ongoing Phase I/II trial of ProSavin, its gene therapy for...
Stem Cells Offer a Potential Cure for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's is a debilitating disease characterized by loss of muscle control, but there may be new hope for people with this illness in the...
Man Recovered From Parkinson’s Uses Holistic Regimen
In 1995, John Coleman was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and suffered from the loss of speech and the inability to walk 5 meters without...
A Drug that Prevents Cell Damage in Spinal injuries, Cancer and Parkinson’s Diseases?
UPI reports on some excited researcers at Purdue University who said Tuesday that the hypertension drug hydralazine appears to prevent cell death. ...
Good News in History, February 11
2,684 years ago today is the traditional date for the foundation of the earliest centralized state on the islands of Japan. Descendant of the...
Good News in History, January 28
Happy 88th Birthday to Alan Alda, best known for his comedic role as Capt. Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H, for which he...
Man Visits Shelter Dog Every Day for 2 Months to Earn Her Trust Before Fostering Her
A man in Austin has fallen head over heels for a dog that's heels over heads. Alva the dog has wobbler syndrome, but that...
Good News in History, November 24
On this day, 159 years ago, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born. As a post-impressionist, Toulouse-Lautrec observed and documented with great psychological insight the personalities...
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...
Boy Invents Smart Spoon for His Uncle’s Trembling Hands that Is Affordable in India
A schoolboy in India has invented a mechanical spoon that automatically stabilizes itself to help his uncle eat through his hand tremors caused by...
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,...
Good News in History, September 4
Happy 61st birthday to the Japanese Nobel laureate, Sinya Yamanaka, whose pioneering work in the science of stem cells led him to identify the...
Senior Finds Love and Connection Greeting People at Walmart After Husband Dies: ‘Working is beautiful therapy’ (WATCH)
In colorful clogs and a blue hat to match her Walmart team vest, 86-year-old Mary Ruth Robinson is a greeter at the Carrollton, Kentucky...
An Espresso a Day Could Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay by Preventing Tau Clumping
Whether enjoyed in a latte, Americano, or even a martini, espresso coffee provides an ultra-concentrated jolt of caffeine. But it might do even more...
Man Takes a Mirror Selfie With The Same Barber for 50 Years–For the Last Time (LOOK)
Sam Farr has snapped a picture of himself in a barber chair every decade since the 1970s. And while the camera model changes over...
6 ‘Memory Bears’ Sewn With Love and Grandpa’s Flannels For Widow’s Grandchildren
A hospice care volunteer who sews together teddy bears for patients who've lost loved ones recently completed a monumental task of teddy bear sextuplets...
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...
Researchers Find New Strategy for Preventing Clogged Arteries
Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Scientists have successfully minimized...