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July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

New Insight May Unveil Ways to Lessen Side Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Patients

Distinct connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain why some Parkinson’s disease patients develop impulsivity and behavioral problems after deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy, according to a recent ... Read more

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Dosing Begins in Phase 1 Trial for PTC’s Experimental Parkinson’s Therapy PTC857

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The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the safety of PTC857, PTC Therapeutics‘ investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease. In addition to safety, the trial, ... Read more

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Single Treatment Creates New Neurons, Eliminates Parkinson’s in Study

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With a single treatment, scientists were able to transform brain cells into functioning neurons that restored dopamine — the signaling molecule deficient in people with Parkinson’s disease — to normal ... Read more

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Deep Brain Stimulation Not Linked to Greater Risk of Dementia for Parkinson’s Patients, Study Concludes

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Long-term deep brain stimulation (DBS) is cognitively safe and does not increase the risk for dementia in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to the results of a 10-year follow up ... Read more

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Planned Phase 2 Trial of ANVS401, Targeting Toxic Proteins, Moving Forward

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A planned Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating ANVS401, Annovis Bio‘s lead investigational therapy for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, has received approval from a central institutional review board (IRB). An ... Read more

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Parkinson’s Foundation Shares Early Results of PD GENEration Study

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Preliminary results from the PD GENEration study demonstrate that comprehensive genetic testing and counseling, and the identification of rare genetic mutations linked to Parkinson’s disease, is feasible for the Parkinson’s ... Read more

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Parkinson’s Patients in UK Survey Detail Struggles With COVID-19 Lockdown

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Many Parkinson’s disease patients in the U.K. feel challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions it has placed on social interaction, reporting problems ranging from canceled appointments and limited exercise to worsening symptoms, ... Read more

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

DBS Eases Symptoms and May Slow Progression in Early Stage Patients, Study Says

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When given to people at earlier stages of Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation (DBS) reduces the complexity of their treatment, while safely providing long-term motor benefits and possibly slowing disease ... Read more

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Ongentys Approved in Japan as Levodopa Add-on Therapy for ‘Off’ Periods

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Ongentys (opicapone) has been approved in Japan as an oral, add-on daily treatment for Parkinson’s disease patients experiencing off periods while on a levodopa/carbidopa regimen. This decision adds Japan to the list of countries where ... Read more

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

$2.2M Grant Awarded to University of Buffalo to Develop Strategy for Early Parkinson’s Diagnosis

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The University at Buffalo has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop a new method for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease before the ... Read more

July 2, 2020July 6, 2020

Winners for BEAT-PD DREAM Contest to Better Track Parkinson’s Named

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The four winners of the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) and Sage Bionetworks Parkinson’s disease (PD) challenge to create new ways of using everyday technology to benchmark and predict disease progression ... Read more

July 2, 2020July 6, 2020

FDA Approves Medtronic’s Percept PC Deep Brain Stimulation System

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Percept PC Neurostimulator by Medtronic, designed to allow for a more individualized use of deep brain stimulation therapy in people with Parkinson’s disease and ... Read more

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

Melatonin Levels in Parkinson’s Patients May Be Linked to Non-motor Symptoms

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Alterations in the levels of melatonin — the hormone that controls sleep-wake cycles — circulating in the blood are associated with certain non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, namely sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal ... Read more

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

Cell Protein Recycling Linked to Toxic Buildup in Brain in Early Study

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Lower than usual activity in a complex that recycles proteins in cells — called the proteosome — leads to an age-related buildup of protein aggregates in the brains of fish, similar ... Read more

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

3 Nurse Educators Win Parkinson’s Foundation Grants for Local Projects

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The Parkinson’s Foundation announced the three winners of this year’s Nurse Faculty Award, giving about $10,000 to each of these nurses to support projects that might better the lives of Parkinson’s patients in their ... Read more