A protein called Parkin, which is absent or faulty in many patients with early-onset Parkinson’s disease, helps keep cells alive and reduces the risk of inflammation, according to a recent study. These results suggest that the…
Blocking a key enzyme responsible for the production of a type of fat can become a potential therapeutic approach to treat Parkinson’s disease, Yumanity Therapeutics recently announced. The company revealed that inhibiting an enzyme…
Low levels of a specific chaperone protein might be implicated in the development of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, according to new research. The protein may be a promising therapeutic target to treat Parkinson’s, with researchers pursuing this possibility in preclinical studies. The study, “…
The Italian version of the scale most often used to determine quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) — the self-report 39-Item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) — has been validated for Italian patients, a study reports. The Italian form…
A new device that uses just a breath sample might, in the future, help diagnose early-stage Parkinson’s patients or identify those who may be at risk, according to researchers. The innovative technology, developed by researchers at the…
A perspective article summarizes what researchers have learned so far on the role of LRRK2 mutations in the development of Parkinson’s disease, and recommends the enzyme as a target for therapy development. The report, “LRRK2 kinase in Parkinson’s disease,”…
High-intensity exercise is not only safe and feasible, but it can also delay disease progression in early stage Parkinson’s patients, results of a Phase 2 trial report. The study, “Effect of High-Intensity Treadmill Exercise on Motor Symptoms in Patients With De Novo Parkinson Disease,…
Global Kinetics Corporation has obtained $350,000 in foundation funding to conduct a global clinical trial of its wearable device for recording Parkinson’s patients’ movement information. In addition to tracking movement, the watch-like Personal KinetiGraph reminds patients to take their medication and records when they do. The…
A comprehensive data set of the human brain was developed by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta as a valuable resource likely to advance knowledge on the mechanisms behind both Parkinson’s (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The data was published in a report titled, …
So much Parkinson’s-related biomarker information has been collected under various research projects that sorting through it for additional clues to the disease poses a challenge to scientists. The scope of the information makes a collaborative research effort paramount — and a U.S. government-sponsored initiative is meeting that need, according to…
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