When a diagnosis is made, life goes on. You walk out of your doctor’s office in a fog, wondering if this is a nightmare you’re about to wake up from. You slowly wander into the crowded elevator and can barely muster the strength to push the buttons. You somehow manage…
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AC Immune has been awarded $4 million to extend the first part of an ongoing clinical trial that’s testing ACI-7104, its experimental vaccine targeting alpha-synuclein protein clumping, which is a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. The grant, funded by the Vijay and Marie Goradia Charitable Foundation, will allow…
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Parkinson’s disease takes a lot away from you. And when you are diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s, it can steal so much of your future. I feel lucky that nearly 13 years after my diagnosis at age 36, the majority of my symptoms are well controlled. I have…
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BIA 28-6156, a small-molecule therapy developed by Bial for GBA-related Parkinson’s disease, did not slow disease progression in a Phase 2 clinical trial involving people with mutations in the GBA1 gene, and the company decided to discontinue its development for the condition. Bial said that while the study…
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For me, having goals is very important. For instance, in the 5K race that I ran last weekend, my goal was to smile for the last 100 meters or so, because that is when they snap a photo of you. Does it matter that I came in 1,153rd? No, it…
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A comprehensive review of the scientific literature identified more than 100 distinct ways in which off episodes affect people with Parkinson’s disease, highlighting a multifaceted burden that extends beyond movement symptoms to include cognitive, emotional, and quality-of-life impacts. The research was presented by Merz Therapeutics, the company that…
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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