In a small proof-of-concept clinical trial, Biovie’s experimental oral therapy bezisterim was associated with significantly greater improvements in motor and nonmotor symptom scores than a placebo among people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease who had higher levels of a potential inflammation marker. The findings come from an exploratory subgroup analysis.
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Women with Parkinson’s disease experience more severe motor complications and depression, while men are more likely to have cognitive difficulties, reduced sense of smell, and sleep disturbances, according to a large study in Germany. The findings, drawn from almost 11,000 people with Parkinson’s, suggest that the disease affects men…
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Parkinson’s disease can cause a wide variety of symptoms, from losing your sense of smell to having terrible gait issues that result in multiple falls a day. And they don’t happen in any particular order. It’s not like you can say, “OK, now I’m going to tremor for two…
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic are testing whether low-dose radiation therapy can slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease by reducing inflammation in affected areas of the brain. According to Mayo Clinic, this is the first clinical trial (NCT07218952) to investigate low-dose radiation as an anti-inflammatory treatment approach in early-stage Parkinson’s.
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XS411, Xellsmart’s experimental stem cell therapy, was generally well tolerated and associated with improved motor function in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to new Phase 1 clinical trial data. The trial (NCT07080775) enrolled nine people with moderate to advanced Parkinson’s. It also showed that the treatment improved…
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A few weeks ago, a friend of mine took a serious fall while riding a Onewheel around an obstacle course. While lying on the ground, he felt a head-splitting pain. An MRI showed that he had torn his rotator cuff and needed surgery. Before long, I was ushering him to…
Becoming educated and informed about Parkinson’s is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
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There is no cure for Parkinson’s yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about current therapeutic approaches here.
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