Posts by: Diana Campelo Delgado

Orthostatic hypotension, a sudden drop in blood pressure when changing positions, can significantly affect both function and quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease. However, this non-motor symptom — ... Read more

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

$6M Grant Awarded for Research Into Role of Aging in Parkinson’s

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The Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s initiative has awarded a $6 million grant to a research team looking to define the molecular connections between aging and Parkinson’s disease. The three-year grant, funded ... Read more

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

Scientists Develop New System to Better Manage Medication Delivery

Parkinson's News Today

Scientists have developed a new system that can provide a controlled and sustained release of parkinsonian medications, thus enabling better management of Parkinson’s disease. The mechanisms behind this delivery system ... Read more

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

$7.2M Grant Advances Work Into LRRK2 Protein’s Role in Parkinson’s

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The Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative has awarded a $7.2 million grant to a research team working to unravel the structure and biology of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), a ... Read more

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

Reduced Protein Synthesis May Be Early Indicator for Parkinson’s

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Reduced protein synthesis could serve as a biomarker to help diagnose Parkinson’s disease, even before motor symptoms appear, a recent study suggests. The study, “Protein synthesis is suppressed in sporadic and ... Read more

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

Age, Depression, Other Factors Linked to Fatigue Progression, Study Finds

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Fatigue increases over time in people with Parkinson’s disease and is associated with several factors, including sex, age, depression symptoms, and higher cognitive function, a study has found. The results of ... Read more

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

Large Survey to Identify Unmet Needs of Underserved Parkinson’s Populations in US

COVID-19 News, Parkinson's News Today

The Parkinson’s Foundation is launching a large paper-based survey to identify gaps in existing research in traditionally underserved people with Parkinson’s disease by gathering patient-reported information about treatment and care, ... Read more

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Parkinson’s Patients Report Using Cannabis Largely for Symptom Relief in U.S. Survey

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Nearly a quarter of patients with Parkinson’s disease polled in a U.S. national survey reported using cannabis mainly to try and ease their symptoms, despite a lack of evidence on both ... Read more

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Gene Therapy VY-AADC Improves Motor Function in Parkinson’s Patients, Studies Show

COVID-19 News, Parkinson's News Today

One-time treatment with investigational gene therapy VY-AADC (NBIb-1817) showed sustained improvement in motor function in patients with Parkinson’s, results from the Phase 1 PD-1102 clinical trial show. These results were ... Read more

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

Electrodes Placed in Brain May Offer Way of ‘Sensing’ Parkinson’s Arrival

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Engineers with Michigan State University (MSU) are developing diamond-based electrodes that might detect early warning signs of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s in a living brain. MSU researchers Wen Li and Erin ... Read more