Environmental factors like prolonged stress, chronic inflammation and toxic exposure could play a key role in triggering Parkinson's disease, even in people without genetic risk, a Canadian study ...

Foods high in antioxidants may also help reduce oxidative stress in your brain, which may be responsible for some of the mental decline seen in Parkinson’s. Additionally, you may be able to ...

Recent studies have identified the significance of mitophagy, a quality control process that removes dysfunctional ...

Women's risk of Parkinson's is similar to men's - but they are much more likely to be misdiagnosed, with serious consequences ...

Stress, even a small amount of stress ... Compared to many of the people I know with Parkinson’s, I should consider myself to be lucky. I guess I’m not as lucky as I had hoped to be.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological disorders caused by the death of dopamine-secreting neurons ...

People with Parkinson's disease report that tremors worsen during stressful situations. "Tremors act as a sort of barometer for stress; you see this in all people with Parkinson's," says ...

Tobacco and coffee contain bioactive compounds that may reduce Parkinson's disease risk by targeting key pathways such as MAO ...

Not everyone with gastrointestinal problems will go on to get Parkinson's, the researchers stress, but there appears to be some kind of link between gut and brain health. The gastrointestinal ...

Putting a swing in their step could be just the thing to help ease the symptoms of depression in some Parkinson's patients, a new study suggests. Patients who took months of dance classes found ...