September 26, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
September 27, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
Tags: ABC News, ABCnews.com, Affordable care act, Arizona State University, ASU Insight, Batman, blood biomarker, Bob Nellis, Breast Cancer, CDC, Chris Gade, CNBC
February 1, 2013
Some Parkinson’s Patients Discover an Artistic Side
Some people with Parkinson’s disease discover untapped artistic abilities after their diagnosis — a phenomenon that seems to be related to their dopamine-enhancing medication…That’s all speculation, though. Experts know little about why some people on Parkinson’s drugs suddenly find creative inspiration. But it does seem to be related to the medications themselves, agreed Dr. Anhar […]
Tags: artistic abilities, depamine-enhancing medication, dopamine, Dr. Anhar Hassan, HealthDay, parkinson's disease
January 9, 2013
Don’t Blame Parkinson’s Disease for Addiction: Study
Despite concerns that Parkinson’s patients were more likely to become compulsive gamblers or shoppers, a new study says untreated patients don’t have any more addictions than people without the disease…”This study seems to support that fact it’s related to the medication,” said Dr. Anhar Hassan, who was not involved with the new study but researches […]
Tags: addiction, Dr. Anhar Hassan, parkinson's disease, Reuters, side effect