Twenty years ago, I developed frozen shoulders. Yes, plural. Over the course of a year, both of my shoulders locked up, causing me to gasp in pain when doing the simplest tasks — brushing my teeth, putting on deodorant, combing my hair. It took months of physiotherapy, and then…
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Long-term treatment with sargramostim, an immune-modulating medication from Partner Therapeutics, was safe and improved motor function for five men with Parkinson’s disease, according to data from a small open-label Phase 1 clinical trial. Evidence suggested the therapy exerted its benefits by boosting the function of anti-inflammatory…
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is partnering with H1 to enhance the connections between physicians, researchers and patients with Parkinson’s disease. MJFF will use H1’s Trial Landscape platform to identify and communicate with lead researchers and physicians treating Parkinson’s patients, including those in populations typically unrepresented…
A new digital tool called MAP DBS may help improve the efficiency of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people with Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. “We showed that MAP DBS can improve the time spent at the initial DBS programming visit when compared to [standard-of-care] procedures, which has…
An experimental molecule called ONO-2506 was found to reduce the occurrence of abnormal movements — dyskinesia — resulting from early levodopa treatment without compromising levodopa’s therapeutic effects in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. The mechanisms by which ONO-2506 was able to ease levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) appeared…
Columnist Mary Beth Skylis has observed personality changes that come with Parkinson’s disease. She’s heard about them, too.
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