Stimulating leg nerve shown to reduce tremor in Parkinson’s pilot
Noninvasively stimulating a nerve in the leg using Stimvia‘s URIS device is feasible, safe, and may help reduce motor…
Articles by Andrea Lobo
New Parkinson’s Foundation pilot aims to help patients navigate trials
The Parkinson’s Foundation has launched a pilot program it hopes will make it easier for Parkinson’s disease patients who…
$5 million Fox Foundation grant targets GBA1 Parkinson’s research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded a $5 million grant to Congruence Therapeutics to…
Project exploring role of manganese in Parkinson’s awarded $3.4M grant
A five-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is supporting research into how manganese exposure…
Stem cell therapy eases Parkinson’s motor symptoms in trial
S.Biomedics said its stem cell-based therapy A9-DPC was found safe and effective in improving motor function over a one-year follow-up…
Canada considers approval of Parkinson’s therapy Crexont
Health Canada will review Knight Therapeutics’ application seeking approval of Crexont, an extended-release formulation of levodopa and carbidopa…
MJFF funding novel study of anxiety mechanisms in Parkinson’s
A research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) will support a new study that’s…
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…
Target enrollment complete in Phase 1b trial of GT-02287
Target enrollment for a Phase 1b clinical study assessing the safety and tolerability of GT-02287 in people with Parkinson’s…
Immune T cell response may detect Parkinson’s before symptom onset
People in the prodromal, or presymptomatic, stage of Parkinson’s disease show increased immune activity, with T cells targeting the…