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Estimating the severity of Parkinson’s disease may be possible by remotely measuring and analyzing physical activity as patients’ motor impairment increases, research led by scientists at IBM Research suggests. The method uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that examines movement data sent from wrist-worn accelerometers. It can be…

A considerable amount of effort is being put into finding therapeutic agents for Parkinson’s disease, with several symptomatic and disease-modifying therapies currently being evaluated in clinical trials, according to a recent comprehensive review. The review, “Parkinson’s Disease Drug Therapies in the Clinical Trial Pipeline: 2020,” was…

Tinnitus, a sensation of sound without any source, appears to precede Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and may serve as a sign of increased risk for those conditions, according to a recent study. The study, “Tinnitus and risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease: a retrospective nationwide…

AC Immune anticipates advancing ACI-12589, its novel alpha-synuclein positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, to clinical development in the last quarter of this year. Based on positive new data, the company made the announcement during an oral presentation at the virtual Alzheimer’s Association International…

The idea that a simple over-the-counter supplement called mannitol might alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease has been gaining traction since at least 2013.  Now, a documentary released July 29 called “My Disease Our Revolution” is bringing more attention to the supplement’s potential in Parkinson’s.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has limited outdoor and other physical activity for people with Parkinson’s disease, many have successfully used technology, social media, and other means to find ways to stay active. Most patients in a survey of 74  people at the Neurology Unit of Tor Vergata University…

Dopamine appears to shape our perception of the world by conditionally relating innate preferences for things like taste and smell, to physiological states, such as hunger and movement, according to a study of fruit flies. The study, “Valence and State-Dependent Population Coding in Dopaminergic Neurons in the Fly…

Researchers have developed tiny magnetic discs that open the possibility of a contact-free mechanical way to remotely stimulate brain nerve cells in people with neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease. The study describing that finding, “Magnetic Vortex Nanodiscs Enable Remote Magnetomechanical Neural Stimulation,” was…

The 6th annual World Brain Day, celebrated Wednesday (July 22), will be dedicated to raising awareness for Parkinson’s disease and promoting patient advocacy. The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) founded and coordinates the event to raise public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health. This year, the…

A new computer algorithm that guides intracerebral injections to improve drug delivery to the brain has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The new technology, dubbed COMMAND (computational mapping algorithms for neural drug delivery), was designed to effectively deliver therapeutic molecules to specific brain structures,…