Air quality monitors reveal the eight U.S. cities with the dirtiest air, where pollution from vehicles, industry, and geography combine to create dangerous smog and health hazards for residents. [air ...

Scientists have been studying Parkinson’s for many years, but they still don’t fully understand why it happens. Without ...

The findings of two recent studies give hope that the disease could one day be reversed in humans—but experts warn that this ...

A new study from Stanford Medicine has found that stopping an overactive enzyme in the brain might help protect and even ...

P lenty of research shows that respiratory distress and heart attacks spike in the event of smoke exposure; acute impacts of ...

While it may sound gross, ear wax could provide an inexpensive way to detection the disease early, before motor impairment ...

Professor Brian Castellani, from our Department of Sociology, has made significant contributions to a new report identifying air pollution as a public health crisis. The report, published by the Royal ...

Toxic air' could be completely changing the way our brains work, leaving some people at a higher risk of neurodegenerative diseases ...

How close you live to a golf course can impact your risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study that looked at 25 years of Olmsted County data.

Although Parkinson’s disease (PD) poses a serious risk to the quality of life and well-being of those suffering from it, the neurodegenerative illness remains relatively poorly understood ...

New breakthroughs in diagnostics and treatments mean it's easier than ever to detect Parkinson's disease and maintain a high quality of life.

Air pollution could be to blame for Parkinson's disease, a study has suggested. Research has found those living in heavily polluted cities are at higher risk of developing the incurable and ...