A progressive neurological disorder affecting 10 million people globally, Parkinson’s can cause disruptive symptoms such as tremors, immobility and loss of balance. Now, scientists at Northwestern ...

Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells that produce an important hormone called dopamine begin to die off or become ...

Groundbreaking new research released from Northwestern Medicine discovered that a usually harmless virus in the blood, may be ...

Researchers in Chicago believe they’ve found a virus that could be a trigger for Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s impacts ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are ...

Researchers have detected a common, previously considered harmless virus, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), in the brains of ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a potential contributor to the neurodegenerative disorder.

A team of Chicago area scientists discovered that the human pegivirus, a blood-borne virus otherwise not known to cause any specific disease, may be associated with Parkinson’s disease and ...