/neuro/taxonomy/term/323/all en /neuro/article/patients/your-monthly-update-neuro-patient-resource-centre As part of Parkinson's disease Awareness Month, we’re highlighting information resources on Parkinson's disease. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:06:46 +0000 Sabrina Burr 6005 at /neuro /neuro/article/patients-open-science/case-patients-donating-samples-research “We need a discovery that will slow or stop the progression of this debilitating disease. We need a cure” Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:08:51 +0000 Shawn Hayward 6001 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neurological-disease-paradigm-shift-354315 <h2><b>Researchers propose a new model for classifying Parkinson’s</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>One of the things that makes developing effective treatments for Parkinson’s disease so challenging is its complexity. While some forms are caused by genetics, others have environmental factors, and patients can show a wide range of symptoms of varying severity. Diagnosis of Parkinson’s is also currently made very late, after the disease may have been in the brain for a decade or more.</p> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:23:16 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 5893 at /neuro /neuro/article/patient-care/hope-patients-debilitating-tremor A minimally invasive treatment is helping people with uncontrollable shaking caused by neurological disease. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:15:43 +0000 Shawn Hayward 5891 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-neuro-xxceptional/personal-and-scientific-journey-parkinsons-disease Neuroscientist Heidi McBride shares her family history of Parkinson's and what she hopes to accomplish in understanding the disease. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:29:10 +0000 Heidi McBride 5415 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/sleep-disorder-linked-neurodegeneration-focus-35-million-usd-grant-333885 <h2><b>International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder</b></h2> <p>People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball, or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50 to 80 per cent chance of developing a serious neurodegenerative disease within a decade of diagnosis.</p> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:48:10 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 5143 at /neuro /neuro/article/patients/parkinsons-month-q-and Manon Day and Anne McIsaac spoke to us about Parkinson's disease, their experience and what awareness means for them. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:06:58 +0000 Shawn Hayward 4976 at /neuro /neuro/article/open-science-research/understanding-parkinsons-genetics-open-science Dr. Ziv Gan-Or is using Open Science methods to identify genes strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease, an important step in understanding the genetics of this condition. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:56:32 +0000 Shawn Hayward 4822 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/neuro-researchers-part-major-funding-announcement A group of scientists at University of Montreal, The Neuro and ���ϲ����� University has been awarded a major research grant of over $12.5 million Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:26:22 +0000 Communications 4721 at /neuro /neuro/article/open-science-research/new-parkinsons-network-seeking-patients A new Parkinson’s network is inviting people living with the disease to help improve lives of patients and ultimately discover a cure. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:07:47 +0000 Communications staff 4641 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/using-sleep-disorder-predict-parkinsons-disease-295138 <p><strong>Large international study will help select and categorize patients for better clinical trials</strong></p> <p>A large multi-centre study of more than 1,200 patients provides important predictors of Parkinson’s disease progression, which will allow better candidate selection for clinical trials and more effective therapy development.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:46:28 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3402 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-marks-parkinsons-awareness-month-286466 <p>April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to give special attention to a disease that affects approximately 100,000 Canadians. As a centre for both research and clinical treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) offers many specialized services and opportunities to participate in research to PD patients.</p> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:59:06 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3013 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/disease-causing-mutation-found-french-canadians-290040 <p><strong>Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease </strong></p> <p>A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).</p> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:47:53 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3177 at /neuro /neuro/article/open-science-research/passion-science-leads-rhalena-tomas-neuro-find-cure-parkinsons-disease Dr. Rhalena Thomas is an HBHL Postdoctoral Fellow who uses computational biology to study genes implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 02:04:41 +0000 Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Trainees 4225 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/parkinsons-month-2016 <h2>The Neuro – A Major Force in Parkinson’s Disease Research and Treatment</h2> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:00:13 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 1973 at /neuro