In the days before the technique was developed, treatment for Parkinson’s disease meant medication or neuroablative lesion surgery, which involves the targeted destruction of brain tissue.

While dopamine-based medications are effective early in treatment, they often lead to significant and unpleasant side effects over time. Scientists have been searching for a cure for Parkinson’s ...

A radically upgraded Parkinson’s treatment which zaps the brain to control its debilitating tremors has been rolled out on the NHS. Known as adaptive deep brain stimulation, the implant ...

A compound that showed early promise in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in fruit flies has also shown neuroprotective effects in mice, according to researchers at The University of Alabama.

Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary is one of only four hospitals worldwide to offer a new high-tech Parkinson's treatment. The ground-breaking adaptive deep brain stimulation technology ...