Trained dogs can detect Parkinson’s disease from skin swabs with up to 98% accuracy - years before symptoms appear, a new ...

A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with ...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that occurs when nerve cells in the brain’s basal ganglia become damaged or die, leading to reduced dopamine production. Dopamine is a key ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a ...

In A Nutshell Two trained dogs detected Parkinson’s disease with up to 80% sensitivity and 98% specificity by sniffing skin swabs. Parkinson’s patients produce sebum (skin oil) with a unique scent ...

A study published in The Journal of Parkinson's Disease has demonstrated that dogs can be trained to detect Parkinson's ...

The usually harmless Human Pegivirus has been found in brain samples from Parkinson’s patients. Researchers say this is the first time it’s been found in brain tissue.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A common virus once thought harmless to ...

People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have an odor that can be reliably detected from skin swabs by trained dogs, a new study ...

The next generation of deep-brain stimulation automatically corrects the precise brain waves that create symptoms of ...

A new study has revealed promising progress in developing a non-invasive sampling method to detect early signs of Parkinson's ...