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Parkinson’s disease

When an event occurs, we have various means of measuring how long it lasted, which may be improved by moving and hearing sounds during the event

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Hearing noise and moving our body helps us gauge the passing of time

People may be more aware of how much time has passed when they move their body and hear sounds during an event. This improved time perception may help to gauge the effectiveness of treatments for conditions like Parkinson's disease

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Coloured X-rays showing the electrodes of a deep brain stimulator implanted in a person with Parkinson's disease

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Black people less likely than white to get Parkinson’s surgery in US

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MRI brain scan of someone with Parkinson's disease

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Brain cells that are linked to Parkinson’s disease finally identified

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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A man's nose

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Early signs of Parkinson’s disease could be spotted in the nose

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Deep brain stimulation

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Brain implant detects and turns down symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

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Computer illustration of human nerve cells in the brain of a patient with Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s disease
Inability to distinguish odours could be a sign of ill health

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A bad sense of smell predicts early death but we don’t know why

A poor sense of smell in older adults is linked to a nearly 50 per cent higher risk of death in the next 10 years, but the reasons for this are unclear

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Meet the super-smeller who can diagnose Parkinson’s at a sniff

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Parkinson’s drug pumped directly into brain fails to pass key tests

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Young people’s blood is being tested as a treatment for Parkinson’s

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Gene therapy eases Parkinson’s symptoms by rewiring parts of the brain

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