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Parkinson's Disease News

1. Morning Briefing - Friday

   This meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. at Williamstown Savings Bank, lower level board room.

2. Kicking or punching during sleep may be caused by smoking, head injury and pesticide use

   People with the disorder, called REM sleep behavior disorder, do not have the normal lack of muscle tone that occurs during rapid eye movement sleep, causing them to act out their dreams.

3. Advances in Parkinson's Treatment

   Big news this week at the University of Toledo Medical Center, with the announcement of a new 6-thousand square foot Parkinson's center.

4. Rodricks: Dr. Beilenson has Parkinson's - and good insurance

   On the day the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the central provisions of the federal health care overhaul he has championed as Maryland's most visible public health official, Dr.

5. LSU Health researchers use grant to help treat debilitating disease

   "My symptoms began when I was walking in the neighborhood and my arm just could not relax.

6. Brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease offers improvements

   Patients with Parkinson's disease who undergo deep brain stimulation - a treatment in which a pacemaker-like device sends pulses to electrodes implanted in the brain - can expect stable improvement in muscle symptoms for at least three years, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs study appearing in the most recent issue of the journal ... (more)

7. Putting all of herself into 'Most of Me'

   Laughter gets Robyn Michele Levy through her days and nights-and her tears. Levy, 48, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease about seven years ago.

8. Scientists identify abnormal gene that leads to Parkinson's

   An international team including scientists from the University of Saskatchewan-Saskatoon Health Region and University of British Columbia, with the help of Saskatchewan Mennonite families, has identified an abnormal gene which leads to Parkinson's disease .

9. Drug for Parkinson's comes closer to reality

   Washington, June 28 : Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shed light on how Parkinson's disease spreads through the brain.

10. Acadia's Phase III Trial Reboot Presents An Undervalued Opportunity

    Acadia is a biotechnology company with a market capitalisation of ~$80 million .