Many people associate involuntary shaking of the body with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that affects an individual’s movement. But while this uncontrollable trembling is a hallmark ...

Katharine Hepburn had it. So did playwright Eugene O'Neill and Sen. Robert Byrd. Essential tremor is a condition that causes involuntary shaking. While it usually develops in middle age, it can start ...

A new disease called 'Dinga Dinga,' characterized by uncontrollable shaking and severe weakness, is affecting hundreds in Uganda's Bundibugyo district. Dinga Dinga, which translates to "shaking like ...

Sheelagh Wurr said people need to be more open about their tremors [Sheelagh Wurr] A woman who set up a support group for people with tremors says there needs to be more awareness of the condition.

A mysterious illness locally called 'Dinga Dinga', meaning 'shaking like dancing', has affected around 300 people, mostly women and girls, in Uganda's Bundibugyo district. The condition is marked by ...

Imagine not being able to hold your hot cup of coffee in the morning. Your hands shake so much, you can’t hold a spoon well enough to eat ice cream. It’s your loved one's birthday, and you want to ...

Pat Murphy, who suffered from essential tremors for 30 years, underwent a new incisionless brain surgery that significantly reduced his tremors. The procedure, utilizing focused ultrasound technology, ...

A neural pathway known as the "tremor network" regulates movement and runs between the motor cortex (A), thalamus (B) and cerebellum (C). Messages need to flow smoothly along this network, before ...

A woman who set up a support group for people with tremors says there needs to be more awareness of the condition. After being diagnosed with essential tremor - a neurological condition causing ...