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Multinational research-based biopharmaceutical company AbbVie‘s product DUOPA is a fresh approach to the administration of carbidopa and levodopa for the treatment of motor fluctuations that afflict people with advanced Parkinson’s disease. A researcher, in an exclusive interview with Parkinson’s News Today at the recent  10th World Congress on…

An unparalleled dataset capturing the everyday experiences of the more than 9,500 people enrolled in the mPower mobile research study of Parkinson’s disease was released this month, and made available to the Parkinson’s research community worldwide. The ongoing study, which aims to help speed scientific progress toward treatments,…

“The importance of clinical trials to bring effective treatments to market is critical,” says American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) President and CEO Leslie A. Chambers. “However, many people with Parkinson’s disease lack a basic understanding of clinical trials or why participating in a trial can contribute…

GyroGear, a medical device invention and development company currently based at Imperial College London, is developing an assistive device for Parkinson’s disease patients called the GyroGlove that is intended to stabilize and improve hand movement. GyroGlove development is the current central focus of the GyroGear group,whose  development team of engineers, designers and medics…

Cynapsus Therapeutics, Inc., a Toronto-based specialty pharmaceutical company, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announced they are collaborating to incorporate wearable device technology and “big data” approaches into Cynapsus’ pivotal Phase 3 clinical study of APL-130277, a fast-dissolving, sublingual formulation of the drug apomorphine to treat…

At the first Spark Summit Europe, a presentation by Intel researchers in cooperation with the Michael J. Fox Foundation  proposed that Big Data could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of Parkinson’s disease. Summit Europe is the premier event bringing together the community known as Apache Spark, a…

As part of its National Family Caregivers Month effort, the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) a research, education and advocacy organization, is offering free resources to address the unmet needs of care partners of people living with Parkinson’s disease. PDF is inviting Parkinson’s disease care partners and loved ones to access…

Burlington, Massachusetts-based, medical market research firm Decision Resources Group (DRG) reports, citing analyses of U.S. longitudinal patient-level claims data, that the Parkinson’s disease (PD) drug treatment algorithm remains highly stable, with levodopa (either alone or in combination with carbidopa) as its foundation. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a…

Valley View, Ohio-based Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies (GLNT) have announced receipt of a new allowance of claims from the U.S. Patent Office focused on technology for Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnostics and treatment. This particular patent application covers a method of measuring Parkinson’s motor symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity, and…

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based AbiliLife, a company dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s, is raising money with an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to fund manufacture startup of its Calibrace Parkinson’s balance brace product. By supporting the campaign, contributors can improve the quality of life for people with…