Resting tremors occur in more than 70% of patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD patients with resting tremors are typically treated with oral dopaminergic therapy or non-dopaminergic ...

The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does work during stress, providing insight into ...

If you're between the ages of 55 and 79, shaking hands, or hand tremors, should be looked at by a doctor. Men, more than women, are at risk of developing Parkinson's disease, which is a progressive ...

Parkinsons disease is a debilitating brain disease characterized by tremors and other movement difficulties. As the disease progresses, the quality of life of the sufferer, surrounding family, and ...

Tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor are not life-threatening, but they can become disabling for many patients, according to Dr. Umber Akbar, a neurologist and co-director of the ...

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers a less invasive way to eliminate tremors caused by Parkinson's disease and essential tremor than deep brain stimulation (DBS) and radiofrequency (RF) treatments, ...

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cala Health, Inc., a bioelectronic medicine company developing wearable therapies for chronic disease, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Dear Doctor K: My mother's hands are shaking more than usual lately. Can you tell me if shaking is always a sign of something serious like Parkinson's disease? Dear Reader: The shaking in your ...

THE world's biggest in-depth study of Parkinson's Disease, which could find a cure for the condition, is being launched by a Scottish university. Volunteers are being sought for five-year study to ...

Accompanying the ongoing wave of cannabis legalization spreading across the United States, there has been increasing attention on the medical effects of cannabidiol, better known as CBD. Unlike THC, ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the humble spoon. But these spoons (don’t call them spoogles) are a bit more than your basic utensil: Using hundreds of ...

A drug-free alternative to treat Parkinson’s disease tremors could be on the horizon – in the form of a glove. There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological condition ...