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Singapore’s National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) are teaming up to develop new technologies to better diagnose and treat patients with Parkinson’s disease, brain injuries and other neurological conditions. The collaboration aims to develop an artificial intelligence system capable of using computed tomography (CT) scans to accurately…

In-home senior care provider Senior Helpers has purchased Elmhurst, Illinois-based Handle with Care, a company founded by Julie Kastholm and Debbie Russell that has been providing dignified, trusted home care since 2009 to seniors in the greater Chicago area. Handle with Care’s caregivers assist their clients with everyday activities…

When a resupply mission lifts off in August bound for the International Space Station, it will be carrying an important cargo for researchers studying Parkinson’s disease: a protein considered  to be a key to potential future therapies. The leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) protein will be the focus of an experiment conducted…

Klick Labs has developed a device that records and transmits Parkinson’s Disease tremors so doctors get a sense of what a patient goes through in real time. By showing what a patient experiences, the hope is that the SymPulse Tele-Empathy Device prompts doctors to pay even more attention to patients’ needs,…

FORMA Therapeutics has received a research grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to expand its efforts to find a treatment for the disease. FORMA is conducting its protein-based research in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and the UK Medical Research Council (MRC). The work focuses…

This year will mark the Parkinson’s Foundation‘s fifth annual Moving Day, A Walk for Parkinson’s fundraiser. Moving Days, held in cities across the country on different days, have raised $13.7 million for services that improve the quality of life of persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). New Moving Days are being…

Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. (ABM) has been declared the Most Innovative Medical Device Company by trade magazine Global Health and Pharma’s 2016 Healthcare and Pharmaceutical awards committee. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based medical technology company’s portfolio includes technology that can help the assessment of brain impairment in Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report their discovery that a protein called LAG3 acts as an enabler for a toxic natural aggregate to spread from cell to cell in the brains of mammals causing Parkinson’s disease development, and also of a means of blocking that protein’s…

 Global Kinetics Corporation, specialized in developing health technology for people with Parkinson’s disease, has received premarketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next generation of its wrist-worn Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) system. The PKG records movement symptoms of the Parkinson’s wearer, provides programmed medication…

The World Parkinson Coalition (WPC) is teaming up again with the nonprofit Brian Grant Foundation (BGF), led by retired 12-year NBA power forward Brian Grant. He was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s disease at age 36. The foundation is committed to empowering people impacted by…