A neurologist based at Glasgow University is leading the world’s biggest research study into the cause of Parkinson’s disease.

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Major Parkinson’s study launched

Scientists in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson’s disease.

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Parkinson’s cells ‘made in lab’

Michael J. Fox proved on Saturday night that he knows how to shred a guitar to an oldie but a goodie — or at least an oldie where he comes from. During Saturday’s annual A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s benefit in New York, a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the actor got onstage and played lead guitar to “Johnny B. Goode,” the same song that wowed the ’50s-era high-schoolers at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in “ Back to the Future .” Read full article > >

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Michael J. Fox plays guitar at benefit, reaffirms his Marty McFly awesomeness [Video]

Research has linked a common industrial solvent to a six-fold increase in the chances of developing Parkinson’s disease.

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Parkinson’s ‘linked with solvent’

A new technique could improve the quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to research led by Cardiff University.

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Parkinson’s brain training hope

A new technique could improve the quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to research led by Cardiff University.

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Parkinson’s brain training hope

Give proceeds to Parkinson’s research.

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The bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers in the US.

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Bacteria ‘linked’ to Parkinson’s

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered for a vigil Saturday night at the Circus Maximus, the site of an ancient Roman stadium, on the even of Pope John Paul II’s beatification. During the vigil, a nun gave a testimonial saying her Parkinson’s disease…

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Thousands Gather on Eve of John Paul II’s Beatification

Treating Parkinson’s disease with gene therapy has been shown to be successful in clinical trials for the first time, say US researchers.

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Gene therapy ‘treats’ Parkinson’s

People who take ibuprofen on a regular basis appear to have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, research suggests.

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Ibuprofen ‘cuts Parkinson’s risk’

Genes play a bigger role in Parkinson’s disease than previously thought, according to the largest genetic analysis yet.

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More gene clues to Parkinson’s