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May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

New ‘NeuroInsight’ Fellowship Program Awarded €4.7M

A new research training program called NeuroInsight is seeking to teach scientists in the data analytics and neuroscience skills needed to research Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions. The program ... Read more

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Potentially Self-Tuning DBS Device Monitors Brain Activity of Daily Life

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An experimental deep brain stimulation (DBS) system can continuously monitor brain activity in Parkinson’s disease patients as they go about their daily activities, with the information it produces used to adjust ... Read more

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

$10M Will Boost Research, Care, Education Programs

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The Parkinson’s Foundation is investing an additional $10 million to support research, care, and education programs in order to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. ... Read more

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Oral BIIB122/DNL151 Safely Lowers LRRK2 Activity in Phase 1 Trials

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Treatment with investigational oral therapy BIIB122/DNL151 safely lowered the activity of disease biomarkers that reflect LRRK2 activity, a protein whose mutations are associated with Parkinson’s disease, according to results from two Phase 1 clinical ... Read more

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Valted Seq Acquires Rights to Develop Biomarker Assays

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D&D Pharmatech’s new subsidiary, Valted Seq, announced it has acquired exclusive rights from Johns Hopkins University to develop multiple biomarker assays for the evaluation and management of neurodegenerative diseases, including ... Read more

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Parkinson’s Experts, WHO Meet to Tackle Disease’s Global Challenges

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Parkinson’s disease experts worldwide, in a recent virtual meeting with the World Health Organization (WHO), discussed issues related to the neurodegenerative disease that will be the basis of a report to ... Read more

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

New, Easier Smell Test May Better Detect Parkinson’s at Early Stages

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A rapid, inexpensive, and easy-to-use test can help to assess a loss of smell, and with greater accuracy than current “scratch and sniff” tests, allowing neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease to be ... Read more

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

MJFF’s Virtual Walk or Run for Parkinson’s Research Set for May 7-9

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is hosting its second virtual walk event this weekend, and for the first time a three-day effort spanning May 7–9, to raise money to ... Read more

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Changes in Nerve Network of Brain May Cause Presence Hallucinations

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Disruptions in a network of interconnected nerves in the brain appear to underlie what are known as perception hallucinations in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent study. This finding — ... Read more

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Task Force Favors Personalized Research, Treatment Over Grouping

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A review of current literature by Parkinson’s disease researchers worldwide found studies that attempted to classify the disease into a limited number of subtypes fall short in both methods and ... Read more

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

New Model May Explain Differences in Parkinson’s Symptoms, Progression

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A new model of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s development, addressing both where aggregates first appear and their spread through the nervous system, may explain the variety of early symptoms, asymmetry in ... Read more

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Motor Deficits Linked With Cognitive Impairments, Study Suggests

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Motor deficits, including problems with balance skills and gait or walking speed, are linked with non-motor symptoms of cognition — such as verbal fluency, memory, and attention — in people ... Read more

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

#AANAM – Deep Brain Stimulation Benefits Sustained for Years

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Editor’s note: The Parkinson’s News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 Virtual AAN Annual Meeting, held April 17–22. Go here to read stories from the conference. Deep brain stimulation ... Read more

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

Parkinson’s May Impair Perception of Movement in Abstract Art

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People with Parkinson’s disease have an altered perception of movement when viewing abstract art as compared with their age- and education-matched healthy peers, a study found. These results suggest that ... Read more

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021

Men Who Sleepwalk Have Greater Risk of Parkinson’s

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Men who experience sleepwalking — alone or in combination with another sleep disorder called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder — are at least four times more likely to ... Read more