NODE SMITH, ND Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they’re constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now, a new study by Salk scientists finds that these repairs [...]

Tolle Causam Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA It is debatable whether dementia is on the rise. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, brain disease and dementia are on the rise across all 50 US states, [...]

Naturopathic Perspective Greg Eckel, ND, LAc In 1817, James Parkinson published an essay on The Shaking Palsy. In 1911, levodopa was first synthesized by Casimir Funk, though it didn’t enter into [...]

Node Smith, ND A very interesting discovery was made recently at a laboratory at UT Southwestern when scientists attempted to transform glial cells into dopaminergic neurons, like those lost in [...]

Node Smith, ND There have been studies that have found a significant association between two agricultural pesticides – paraquat and maneb – and Parkinson’s disease. Until now, it has [...]

Node Smith, ND An interesting study this past week showed that mental training may have significant benefit in reducing both the severity and duration of freezing of gait (FoG), a common symptom [...]

Emma M. N. Petshow Carrie Baldwin-Sayre, ND Student Scholarship – First Place Case Study Parkinson’s disease is a neurologic disorder that affects the substantia nigra of the brain by depleting [...]

Node Smith, ND Liquiritigenin, an Extract of Licorice Root, may be used to Treat Parkinson’s Disease A new study on the herbal extract, liquiritigenin, an extract of licorice root, has [...]

A recent study from the Penn State College of medicine shows that statins may actually contribute to onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in people who are susceptible to the disease.1 [...]

Stanford University Medical Centers has just added a unique dance class for the management of Parkinson’s Disease to their facility. Showcased in a recent article from Stanford’s Medicine and the [...]