The study was presented during the American Academy of Neurology s 53rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, May 5-11, 2001. Parkinson's is caused when a small group of neurons, or brain cells, die. There has been some evidence that the drug pramipexole may play a role in protecting the neurons from death.
Mitochondria play a pivotal role in cell death.
If these results can be confirmed, it would mean that this drug may have a modifying effect on the progress of the disease. Schapira said additional studies are underway to see if the results can be confirmed. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered before we know whether this will be beneficial for Parkinson's patients. Today in Health History Weight Management Women's Health Workplace Health For more health related articles check out our Features library. 1996-2001 InteliHealth Inc.