Read more Parkinson's disease stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3392/parkinsons-disease.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65250/agent-orange-linked-to-risk-of-parkinsons-heart-disease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExposure to Agent Orange appears to increase the risk of developing heart disease and Parkinson’s, a congressionally mandated report says. The carcinogenic defoliant has not been definitively linked with the illnesses, but a professor who led the report says there is “limited or suggestive evidence of an association." More evidence...http://www.newser.com/story/65250/agent-orange-linked-to-risk-of-parkinsons-heart-disease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 15:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59417/ex-nba-star-grant-battles-parkinsons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetired NBA forward Brian Grant has gone public with his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, ESPN reports. The former player, whose career included stints with the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Miami Heat, said tests in January confirmed he had the disease. He decided to come forward now to...http://www.newser.com/story/59417/ex-nba-star-grant-battles-parkinsons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 1:26:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59287/grab-a-latte-it-could-be-good-for-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGet this: Coffee's not bad for you, and it could have health benefits. New studies do a better job of separating the effects of coffee from those of its formerly frequent partner, cigarettes, the Los Angeles Times reports. And when you look beyond caffeine, "coffee is a complex beverage with...http://www.newser.com/story/59287/grab-a-latte-it-could-be-good-for-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 11:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56606/broke-feminist-faces-health-care-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Kate Michelman had mounting bills as a pregnant single mother of three in 1969, she lobbied for abortion rights and became one of America's top feminists. Now, treading water financially again, she's girding for a new fight—over health care. Her daughter is paralyzed and her husband has health...http://www.newser.com/story/56606/broke-feminist-faces-health-care-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 16:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55520/ali-nothing-has-defeated-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen NPR asked Muhammad Ali to weigh in for its “This I Believe” series, the boxing legend’s response was simple. “I have always believed in myself,” he said, in an essay read on the air by his wife, Lonnie. “And I still do.” Ali credits his supreme self-confidence with taking...http://www.newser.com/story/55520/ali-nothing-has-defeated-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 11:42:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53833/parkinsons-treatment-shows-promise-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPotential good news for Parkinson's patients: An experimental treatment on mice that involves implanting electrodes on the spinal cord had great success, Reuters reports. Mice that received the so-called stimulator were able to move more easily. Human trials are expected to start next year, and they could lead the way...http://www.newser.com/story/53833/parkinsons-treatment-shows-promise-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 17:35:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47432/ultrasound-may-help-counter-brain-disease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBombarding the brain with sound waves may not seem like the most logical way to repair damage, but a new study shows that ultrasound may have therapeutic uses, reports the Economist. While ultrasound technology has long been used to take images of human interiors, such as fetuses in the womb,...http://www.newser.com/story/47432/ultrasound-may-help-counter-brain-disease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Jan 2009 16:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43322/ailing-biotech-firms-need-shot-in-the-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the first time in years, the biotech industry is in desperate need of a lifeline, Bloomberg reports, as the economic crisis threatens to shove companies into bankruptcy and derail the development of potentially life-saving drugs. “I’m looking down the barrel of a gun,” admitted one CEO. Five such companies...http://www.newser.com/story/43322/ailing-biotech-firms-need-shot-in-the-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39866/parkinsons-linked-to-lack-of-vitamin-d.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew research has strongly linked Parkinson's disease to a lack of vitamin D in the body, the BBC reports. Studies found that 55% of elderly patients with Parkinson's had low levels of the vitamin, compared to 36% of healthy elderly people. Researchers are unsure whether the deficiency is a cause...http://www.newser.com/story/39866/parkinsons-linked-to-lack-of-vitamin-d.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 5:46:27 CDT