Results of a recent study strongly suggest simply getting more B vitamins in your diet could be a completely painless way of ...

A research team led by McGill University has taken a close look at a long-standing idea about Parkinson’s disease and found ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a straightforward story about dying brain cells and dwindling dopamine. A ...

Jan. 14 -- WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists, drugs routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease, can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in ...

A new study from McGill University challenges a decades-old belief about dopamine. Rather than driving movement like a ...

In the brain, alpha-synuclein is known for forming clumps called Lewy bodies, which damage brain cells and lead to diseases ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related, progressive, neurodegenerative condition, caused by loss of dopamine-producing neurons.

A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

Explore dopamine's role in movement and how it challenges long-standing theories about motor control and Parkinson's disease ...

Midbrain neurons are susceptible to energy shortages as they age, which may explain their degeneration in Parkinson’s disease ...