All Parkinson’s disease

July 7, 2022

UIC chemist receives 2022 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award

Stephanie Cologna’s project aims to better understand communication between the gut and the brain as it relates to Parkinson’s disease

Studying stem-cell-derived neurons, created in the Regenerative

February 16, 2022

Scientists think a peptide could stop, reverse damage to nerve cells

Researchers studying promising treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

February 16, 2012

Parkinson’s Disease and Exercise: How Much is Beneficial?

New findings suggest that weight training can significantly improve motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, and a four-year, $3 million federal grant to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Colorado-Denver will also look for benefits of aerobic exercise in recently diagnosed patients.