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	December 27, 2017
	Parkinson's Disease
	The latest Parkinson's disease news from News Medical

	A woman who can sniff out Parkinson’s disease helps develop diagnostic tests for the disease Joy Milne is a 67 year old retired nurse from Perth with smelling superpowers. She can smell and detect presence of Parkinson’s disease as has been seen under test conditions. This has led to the understanding of the disease better and helped develop new diagnostic tests to detect Parkinson’s disease early.

	Perturbation-basedtraining using robotic device increases stability in Parkinson's patients Some 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) every year. The American Institute of Neurology estimates there are one million people affected with this neurodegenerative disorder, with 60 years as the average age of onset.

	Deep brain stimulation may improve survival for Parkinson's patients A treatment called deep brain stimulation (DBS) could extend the life of people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Illinois found that patients who received stimulation via an implanted device had a modest survival advantage compared with those treated with medication only.

	Scientists elucidate why exercise slows progression of Parkinson's disease While vigorous exercise on a treadmill has been shown to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients, the molecular reasons behind it have remained a mystery.

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