Onward Medical using 2 grants to test spinal stimulation device
Onward Medical has received two grants totaling about $2.5 million to support early feasibility studies assessing whether its implantable…
Articles by Andrea Lobo
Trial volunteer awards go to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s patients
A research advocate diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and a former nurse with Alzheimer’s disease were among recipients of volunteer…
Supporters gear up for Moving Day Walks in 33 US cities this spring
Moving Day, a signature fundraiser for the Parkinson’s Foundation, will join communities this spring to raise awareness and money…
FGF-1 improves blood flow, motor function in Parkinson’s patient
Six months of treatment with intranasal FGF-1, a naturally occurring molecule that promotes blood vessel growth, improved blood flow in…
Sleep, relationship quality tied to women’s sexual health: Study
Sexual health among women with Parkinson’s disease is associated with sleep quality and the quality of the relationships they…
Estrogen enhances neuroprotective effects of cytisine in female mice
Estrogen, a female sex hormone, was found to enhance the neuroprotective effects of cytisine, a smoking cessation drug, in a…
MJFF grant to fund preclinical study of paxalisib for Parkinson’s
A grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) will allow Australia-based Kazia Therapeutics to…
Subsense gets $17M to develop brain-computer interface
Subsense has received $17 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of a nanoparticle-based brain-computer interface to help…
Nanobody developed that may prevent alpha-synuclein aggregation
Researchers in the U.K. have successfully generated small antibodies, or nanobodies, that can target toxic aggregates of misfolded proteins, including…
New partnership to advance cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s
Swedish-based Smartcella has entered an agreement with a research team from the Karolinska Institute for the exclusive rights to…