Sumitomo Dainippon Seeks Japanese Approval for Trerief to Treat Parkinsonism in Dementia Patients
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has asked Japanese authorities to approve its Trerief (zonisamide) as a new therapy for parkinsonism in dementia…
Articles by Ana de Barros, PhD
Cavion’s New CMO to Lead Cav3 Platform Development for Neurological Diseases
The biopharmaceutical company Cavion announced the appointment of a new executive vice president of research and development and chief medical…
Parkinson’s Foundation Awards $1.2M in Grants to Early Career Researchers
The Parkinson’s Foundation will award $1.2 million to early career scientists working on Parkinson’s disease research in 27 new…
Parkinson’s Experiment to Be Aboard Next Flight to International Space Station
The United States is just four days away from sending a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station whose cargo will…
Parkinson’s Foundation Starts Podcast Series on Research, Advice and Other Subjects
The Parkinson’s Foundation has started a podcast series on new research findings, advice for those with the disease and their families,…
Friends Pedaling for Parkinson’s Reach New Milestone, Raise $1M for Research
Peter Istvan and David Newall founded “Pedaling for Parkinson’s” in 2011 as an annual cycling fundraising event to support…
New Digital Cognitive Assessment Tool Receives Positive FDA Review
The cognitive science company Cogstate received approval to market a new digital cognitive assessment tool to assist healthcare professionals in measuring cognition…
Forbes Includes Maker of Nuplazid on List of Most Innovative Growth Companies
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Nuplazid (pimavanserin), an oral medication to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with…
Intec Pharma Granted Hong Kong Patent for Carbidopa/Levodopa Pill for Parkinson’s
Hong Kong has issued a patent to Intec Pharma for its investigational Accordion Pill Carbidopa/Levodopa (AP-CD/LD) drug delivery for Parkinson’s…
Parkinson’s DREAM Challenge Uses Mobile Sensor Data to Monitor Health Based on Movement
The Parkinson’s Disease Digital Biomarker DREAM Challenge was just launched by Sage Bionetworks as the first of a…