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People with Parkinson’s disease highlight benefits of community-based cycling programme

People living with Parkinson’s say they enjoy taking part in the US community cycling programme ‘Pedalling for Parkinson’s’, according to a new survey. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, US, conducted a 12-month study in which 49 participants with the condition took part in stationary cycling classes. Upon conclusion of the programme, 40 of the participants completed an exit survey. The results revealed that those who took part in the scheme “enjoyed the class, felt that their Parkinson’s symptoms benefitted from exercise and were motivated to exercise by their… diagnosis”. The responses also indicated that the participants did not feel that their symptoms, regardless of severity, prevented them from taking part in this type of exercise. As such, the researchers concluded: “With the growing body of literature supporting the role of exercise in potentially altering the [condition’s] trajectory, it is critical that communities adopt and implement exercise programmes that meet…

Researchers are developing an autonomous vehicle for people with Parkinson’s disease

For some people with Parkinson’s, managing regular visits to healthcare professionals may prove challenging. Now, researchers from the University of Michigan, US, are developing an autonomous vehicle prototype designed specifically to help those living with the condition. Autonomous vehicles are defined by what a driver is exempt from doing in safety-critical situations, including braking and steering. “A recurring theme that has come up is that people with Parkinson’s disease have different lifestyles, but they share the desire to carry out tasks independently,” said Nathaniel Miller, associate professor of psychology at the University of Michigan-Flint, in a press release. To help address this issue, the project – currently in the early stages – will involve creating simulated driving scenarios in labs to inform the prototype car’s design. The researchers hope to understand which vehicle features people with Parkinson’s prefer, how to reduce barriers to entering and exiting cars and how to improve…

Parkinson’s disease genes activated in zebrafish exposed to aluminium

According to research on zebrafish in Naples, Italy, aluminium exposure may increase the activity of several genes associated with the development of Parkinson’s. The team investigated the impact of exposing zebrafish to aluminium for periods of 10, 15 or 20 days. Subsequent analyses revealed that effects in “cellular disorganisation” and swelling, brought on by the exposure, were highest after 10 or 15 days – and that around 10 Parkinson’s-related genes showed increased signs of activation. The researchers found that while fish exposed to aluminium showed signs of brain degeneration, brain tissue remained intact in the fish that were not exposed. When their results were published in the journal ‘Chemosphere’, the researchers noted that further investigation of the link between aluminium exposure and Parkinson’s is needed – but they wrote: “Overall, the data confirm the neurotoxicity induced by aluminium and shed a light on its involvement in neurodegenerative processes.”

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