FDA approves bilateral ultrasound for Parkinson’s symptoms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Exablate Neuro, Insightec’s platform for noninvasive, MRI-guided focused ultrasound therapy, for the…
Andrea Lobo is a Science writer at BioNews. She holds a Biology degree and a PhD in Cell Biology/Neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. She was a postdoctoral and senior researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health in Porto, in drug addiction, studying neuronal plasticity induced by amphetamines. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She shifted towards a career in science writing and communication in 2022.
At Bionews we’re committed to providing the most accurate, relevant, and up-to-date reporting for our patient communities. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to disease-specific information that is both trustworthy and easy to understand. You can read more about our editorial policy here.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Exablate Neuro, Insightec’s platform for noninvasive, MRI-guided focused ultrasound therapy, for the…
Target enrollment for a Phase 1b clinical study assessing the safety and tolerability of GT-02287 in people with Parkinson’s…
People in the prodromal, or presymptomatic, stage of Parkinson’s disease show increased immune activity, with T cells targeting the…
A three-year grant from Parkinson Canada will allow a Canadian researcher to investigate the mechanisms by which a recently…
VTX3232, an NLRP3 inhibitor being developed by Ventyx Biosciences as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, was found to…
Roche said it will launch a Phase 3 trial testing prasinezumab, an anti-alpha-synuclein antibody, as a potential treatment for early-stage…
Rune Labs and the Parkinson’s Foundation are partnering on a clinical program to identify genetic and digital biomarkers showing how genetics…
Cure Parkinson’s is funding SLEIPNIR, a multiarm clinical trial platform that will simultaneously test up to three disease-modifying treatments…
Microglia-driven inflammation plays an early, key role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, by contributing to…
Multiple doses of apathy treatment IRL757 for Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders were well tolerated and presented a…
Get regular updates to your inbox.