Brett Favre shares an honest update on living with Parkinson’s, clearing myths about symptoms and explaining how the disease ...

Doctors identify these movements as 'fasciculations', because they occur when individual nerve fibers, which control small muscle groups activate independently to produce brief muscle contractions.

Amy Lindberg spent 26 years in the Navy and she still walked like it—with intention, like her chin had someplace to be. But around 2017, her right foot stopped following orders. Lindberg and her ...

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Recognizing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease is challenging because the symptoms are often subtle and/or similar to those in other health conditions, which means they can easily be overlooked, ...

Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of ...

What are the early signs of Parkinson’s disease? My husband was recently diagnosed after noticing a slight thumb tremor but we’re wondering if we missed any other early warning signs. — Curious Wife ...

Parkinson’s disease — which causes poor balance and stiff movement — affects an estimated 1 million Americans. That number is expected to rise by 20% in the next few years. While there’s no sure-fire ...

Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi In a study published Monday in JAMA Neurology, ...

It began in February when his thumb started twitching involuntarily. Probably just a cramp, Mark Duda figured. However, when it persisted, the energetic Lackawanna College football coach thought he ...

It has happened to many of us. While in the middle of work, a study session or just spending time with friends, your eyelid flutters for no apparent reason. At first, it may be nothing more than a ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What are the early signs of Parkinson’s disease? My husband was recently diagnosed after noticing a slight thumb tremor, but we’re wondering if we missed any other early warning ...