Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that primarily affects movement. It is characterized by the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain, specifically those producing ...

A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with ...

A new study suggests Parkinson's disease may start in the kidneys. Researchers in China found abnormal protein clumps in the kidneys of Parkinson's pa ...

A new Stanford Medicine study reveals a promising approach to slowing Parkinson's disease by targeting overactive LRRK2 enzymes with an MLi-2 inhibitor, showing neuron restoration in mice.

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Researchers believe the HPgV virus could be an environmental trigger or contributor to Parkinson's disease.

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A team of Chicago area scientists discovered that the human pegivirus, a blood-borne virus otherwise not known to cause any specific disease, may be associated with Parkinson’s disease and ma… ...

While some cases of Parkinson’s disease are genetic, the vast majority have no known cause. Now, scientists have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a ...

Human Pegivirus may be environmental trigger for Parkinson’s disease Northwestern Medicine find HPgV in brain samples of people with Parkinson’s, not in those without ...

Misbehaving T cells light up long before Parkinson’s symptoms show, zeroing in on vulnerable brain proteins. Their early surge could double as an alarm bell and a target for stop-it-early ...

New research shows that inhibiting overactive LRRK2 enzymes could stabilize Parkinson's disease progression, with Stanford scientists reporting improvement in neuron communication in mice.