Mathieu Levesque MD

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• Targeting Enzyme May Be an Approach to Alzheimer’s Therapy

  Targeting particular enzymes to cure diseases or to relieve symptoms has never been an easy task. Indiscriminate targeting often results in unnecessary potentially toxic effects. For the same reasons, early attempts to target HDAC2 were not successful.Researchers knew that HDAC2 plays a vital role...

• Sleep Disorder May Cause Brain Inflammation in Parkinson’s Patients

  Researchers have long proposed that a sleep disorder may increase inflammatory responses, and may increase the risk of developing various neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease.  A recent study called “Assessment of neuroinflammation in patients with idiopathic...

• An Open Letter to Multiple Sclerosis Spouses

  Marriage holds so much promise. Multiple sclerosis can shake the foundation to its core. When this happens, sometimes the vows once taken get lost in all of the medical and physical needs of the patient. This is a message for those spouses of MS patients who may give in to the frustration and...

• It’s Time to Fight Parkinson’s Disease Through Exercise, Says South Carolina Gym

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• What Is Akathisia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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