Researchers in Finland presented a study indicatingpeople with type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to Parkinson's disease. Is it a horrible thing to confront a diabetes diagnosis? Well, it depends on a few things. If you have a severe case, certainly it is bad news. If you are in your 40s, it may also be bad news. If you are 75, and you have blood sugar levels just barely within the diabetic threshold, then you may have good luck with medication, diet, and exercise.

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There are a lot of people curious about today's story discussing chemicals similar to marijuana's active ingredient being tested and considered as treatments for Parkinson's disease.

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A recent study published in the January 30 issue of Neurology estimates that nearly 10 out of every 1,000 elderly Americans have Parkinson's disease.

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We are starting to see a few news stories claiming that statins have been linked to Parkinson's disease. We are not convinced that these headlines are accurate. Like many others who report health care news, we shared a blog describing that People with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson's disease than people with high LDL levels. This is good science that could help scientists better describe balance in health care.

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A team of researchers recently conducted an experiment with a group of 58 patients with Parkinson's disease. They did a survey to divide the patients into the following four groups:

• Those whose first PD symptom was a tremor on the right side of their body. (15 patients)

• Those whose first PD symptom was bradykinesia and/or stiffness on the right side of their body. (12 patients)

• Those whose first PD symptom was a tremor on the left side of their body. (19 patients)

• Those whose first PD symptom was bradykinesia and/or stiffness on the left side of their body. (12 patients)

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The fight against Parkinson's disease is a global one. Many citizens of European countries live with Parkinson's. This week, My Parkinson's Info had a chance to ask a few questions of Lizzie Graham, Secretary General of the European Parkinson's Disease Association. She gave us some insight into the European Parkinson's community.

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Pro Savin is a gene therapy that researchers believe may encourage cells in the brain of a person with Parkinson's to make dopamine. It is manufactured by the British company Oxford BioMedica, which has been sponsoring the preclinicaltrials with a small group of human subjects. Yesterday, Oxford BioMedica announced that in the early stages of treatment, Pro Savin exhibited high levels of effectiveness.

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Oh boy, we've jumped from embryonic stem cell research to cloning. The two are closely related, and it's the latest volley in the Missouri U.S senate seat battle. An add featuring Michael J. Fox we put up on a recent blog promoted the Claire McCaskill (D) campaign to unseat Jim Talent (R), from the United States Senate.

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A minority (about 30 percent) of people living with Parkinson's disease will confront dementia. Confusion, memory lapses, and other mental impairment are common. Physicians call these symptoms mild cognitive impairment. Because they are mild, they are different from dementia, which is severe. However, patients, family members and physicians can often see dementia coming for a while before it reaches its full-blown state.

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There is some evidence that some personality characteristics may predict Parkinson's disease. However, neuroscience and the social sciences probably need to do much more work on this.

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