Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, which afflicts around 1 million Americans, usually begin gradually and worsen over time.

Answers to some of the more common questions about this disease. — -- Iconic American civil rights activist, politician and minister Jesse Jackson announced Friday that his doctors have diagnosed ...

The Parkinson's Foundation recommends that in addition to making an appointment with an internist or family practitioner, a person experiencing symptoms should also see a movement disorders specialist ...

A mini-peptide has been created that delays the early damage caused by Parkinson's disease and promises a way to slow down ...

In the lingo of the field, dopamine-producing cells are measuring a reward prediction error — the difference between the ...

(NewsNation) — Dogs can be trained to reliably sniff out Parkinson’s disease from a person’s skin secretions years before symptoms appear, a new study found. A pair of dogs were trained to detect ...

A significant number of Parkinson's disease patients experience changes in their sense of smell, such as impaired olfactory ...

Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a targeted genetic test to improve ...