BOSTON -- A new device may help patients with Parkinson's maintain their ability to write. Patients with Parkinson's disease suffer from uncontrollable movements and hand tremors, and currently, there ...

Your handwriting is like a window into your brain’s motor control system. Every loop, curve and stroke requires precise coordination between your brain, nerves and muscles. When that delicate system ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Nearly one million people across the country live with Parkinson's disease according to the Parkinson's Foundation. Roughly 30,000 people have been diagnosed in North Carolina. The ...

While the U.S. National Institutes of Health says that around 500,000 Americans are currently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, experts believe that the true number of undiagnosed people living with ...

Duke neurosurgeons have now begun a non-invasive program to minimize or eliminate essential tremors. It's a condition that causes uncontrollable shaking of the hands, often seen in patients with ...

Doug Kirk of Cedar Rapids goes down the line of punching bags while running through a circuit during a boxing class for people with Parkinson’s at HallMar Village in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, July 3, ...

The condition’s many symptoms range from tremor to anxiety, and Taylor points out: “While the more well-known symptoms are related to movement, early signs can be much subtler, and people might notice ...