Scientists find volatile compounds in ear wax may help detect Parkinson's disease earlier than traditional methods, offering a potential inexpensive screening tool.

Medically reviewed by Forest Miller, OTR/L Parkinson's disease is characterized by distinct symptoms that affect movement and a number of other aspects of daily life. These typically start subtly and ...

Parkinson’s is not the only cause of handwriting changes – it’s been linked to other neurological changes, while Parkinson’s ...

Additional details about heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne's death last month have surfaced, including his cause of death and ...

Tongue coating analysis reveals potential biomarkers for early Parkinson's disease detection, offering a non-invasive and ...

The earliest known signs of Parkinson’s can include pain, anxiety, balance issues, stiffness, loss of smell, sleep problems and depression. Other signs like tremors, handwriting changes, and ...

The limitations of traditional pen-and-paper assessments have prompted scientists to turn to digital solutions. The study underscores how digital tablets and smartpens can capture real-time dynamic ...

About 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) each year—one person every six minutes. While most people ...

The fascinating thing is that your brain controls handwriting through complex neural pathways, and Parkinson’s tends to affect these same areas early in the disease process. Understanding what ...

The dogs were trained to distinguish between the oily skin secretions – or sebum – of people with Parkinson’s from those ...

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne died following his battle with a genetic form of Parkinson's disease, while a brain ...

Dec. 4, 2002 (Chicago) - A radiopharmaceutical-imaging agent - ioflupane (I123-FP-CIT) - used with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is "98% accurate" for early diagnosis of ...