Topic: Parkinson's

While researchers continue to try to find the key that unlocks the cause of Parkinson's disease, new research suggests that what a person eats could make a difference.

Neil Sheehan, a former UPI reporter who covered the Vietnam War and obtained the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times, died Thursday, his family said. He was 84.

Smoking regular cigarettes and vaping produces harmful health effects similar to just smoking cigarettes on their own, a study published Monday by the journal Circulation found.

Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor best known for portraying bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died. He was 75.

Older adults with Parkinson's disease are twice as likely to die by suicide than those without the disease, according to an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry.

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that it has agreed to buy gene therapy biotech Prevail for more than $1 billion.

A bill that would expand Veterans Affairs coverage for Agent Orange-linked illnesses has been rolled into this year's National Defense Authorization Act.

Michael J. Fox explained why watching "Back to the Future" with Princess Diana at the film's London premiere turned into a "nightmare."

The United States has added another 162,000 COVID-19 cases -- and more people died nationwide on Tuesday than any other day in the last six months, according to updated data from Johns Hopkins University.

Michael J. Fox said he blames himself for an "avoidable" health setback that caused him to question his optimism.