California Earmarks $8.4M for Parkinson’s Disease Registry
California has committed $8.4 million to the California Parkinson’s Disease Registry (CPDR) and efforts to expand it to…
Articles by Forest Ray PhD
New Method to Improve Brain Stimulation Treatments
Stimulating brain regions to treat Parkinson’s disease, depression, and other disorders involving brain damage could become more precise, thanks…
Probiotics May Reduce Some Signs of Gut Inflammation
Probiotic supplements could prove a useful add-on therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease, a recent study suggests. The study,…
Alector, GSK Partner to Develop 2 Therapies for Dementia
Alector and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will collaborate in developing and commercializing two therapies aimed at treating an uncommon type…
MJFF Funds 36 Studies Totaling $6.3M
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is funding a variety of Parkinson’s disease studies, ranging from projects focused…
Using Meth Increases Risk of Developing Parkinson’s
Methamphetamine users are more likely to experience premature stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and parkinsonism, according to results of a recent…
Senses Related to Smell May Be Predictor of Parkinson’s
A chemical sense related to smell, called the trigeminal system, may help researchers understand which people who lose their sense…
Algorithm May Make Deep Brain Stimulation More Adaptive Process
An algorithm that detects and removes electrical interference produced by deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices could make it possible to…
MJFF Funding 4 Studies Into Environmental Toxins and Parkinson’s
Funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) will support four projects investigating possible connections between toxic environmental factors…
Participating Virtually Appears Workable for Parkinson’s Research
People with Parkinson’s disease made accurate self-reported diagnoses and expressed interest in virtually participating in research studies, according to…