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 triggering Parkinson's disease.

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 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 ...