Gait changes such as swinging the arms differently and taking smaller, slower steps ...

With users' consent, researchers believe popular virtual assistants could also help diagnose people with Parkinson's disease.

Starting today, people with Parkinson’s disease will have a new treatment option, thanks to U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of groundbreaking new technology. The therapy, known as adaptive ...

March 16, 2011 — Vitamin D levels are frequently low among patients with early Parkinson's disease (PD), a new study shows. However, no decrease in levels over time was seen as the disease ...

Ann Blanch Parkinson, wife of Samuel D. Parkinson, (b. August 7, 1922 d. October 7, 2002) and beloved mother of Terry, Louisa, Andrew and Thomas, passed away peacefully in Essex, CT on April 13 ...

Parkinson's disease cases are projected to double globally by 2050, reaching 25 million individuals, according to a recent modeling study published in BMJ. Population aging (increasing median age ...

Bill Plaschke, the award-winning Los Angeles Times columnist and longtime "Around the Horn" panelist on ESPN, revealed this week that he has Parkinson's disease. He made the announcement as part ...

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.

And the result held up. The gene variant was found almost exclusively in people of African descent. Those who carried a single copy of the gene were about 50% more likely to develop Parkinson's ...

New stem cell research provides a better understanding of what goes wrong in Parkinson's patients' brain cells, and thus the possibility of developing more effective treatments.

The University of Utah’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer groundbreaking online treatment for patient with Parkinson’s in the D.C. area—for free. Thanks to a grant from the Parkinson Voice ...

Ozzy Osbourne is “very emotional” about his upcoming farewell concert with his Black Sabbath bandmates, despite not being able to walk due to his battle with Parkinson’s disease. The ...