Clinical trials of UX-DA003, an experimental stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease developed by Unixell Biotechnology, can now begin in the U.S. following clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The therapy aims to replace dopaminergic neurons, which are the nerve cells lost in Parkinson’s. It uses…
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A new personalized, adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) system developed by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) helped improve gait and reduce falls in a small clinical trial involving people with Parkinson’s disease. By detecting neural signals and…
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As my late Uncle Brandon’s Parkinson’s disease progressed, my family became increasingly involved in helping him navigate appointments, medications, physical therapy, and everyday life. But somewhere along the way, we started making mistakes. At times, we began talking about Uncle Brandon more than we talked to him. At first,…
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A $2.5 million research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) will help expand a Phase 2 clinical study testing the experimental treatment NEU-411 in people with early Parkinson’s disease. Neuron23 will use the funds to activate four clinical sites in Israel for the Phase…
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According to this year’s Parkinson’s Foundation State of the Community Survey, disease symptoms and medication knowledge are top concerns for the Parkinson’s disease community. More than half of the participants identified motor symptoms (61%), especially tremor, gait, and balance issues, and nonmotor symptoms (52%), including sleep,…
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This month, Michael J. Fox turned 65. And I’ve had a crush on the man for almost 40 years. Back in the 1980s, when I grew up, the show “Family Ties” was at its height. It starred Fox as the teenage son of two ex-hippies, and he had…
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.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your Parkinson’s journey.
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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