Evidence Found That Proteins BMP5/7 May Help Slow Parkinson’s
Scientists have found evidence that BMP5 and BMP7, two bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) that have been found to play a…
Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Trial Will Assess Safety, Efficacy of New DBS Feature for Percept PC Device
Medtronic has launched a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of adaptive deep brain stimulation, or aDBS,…
Alpha-Synuclein RNA Molecule May Help Tell Apart Parkinson’s, DLB
The levels of a specific RNA molecule that provides instructions to make the alpha-synuclein protein may help, at an early…
Cell Therapy DA01 Cleared for Phase 1 Trial in Advanced Disease Patients
Note: This story was updated on Jan. 14, 2021, to note that DA01 is derived from ESCs and that the…
Risk of Cognitive Problems Tied to Weight, Depression, Sleep
People with early Parkinson’s disease are at a higher risk of developing later cognitive problems if they are overweight,…
Scientists Discover Mitochondria Recycling Method Likely Involved in Parkinson’s
An alternative method of recycling mitochondria — the cell’s powerhouses — that involves pushing damaged mitochondria out of cells, seems…
Sex, Age and Family History Seen to Raise Parkinson’s Risk
Older age, male sex, and a family history of Parkinson’s disease appear to associate with a higher risk of…
Top 10 Parkinson’s Stories of 2020
Throughout 2020, Parkinson’s News Today brought you daily coverage of important discoveries, treatment advancements, preclinical and clinical studies, and other…
Parkinson’s Patients Twice as Likely to Commit Suicide, Study Finds
Patients with Parkinson’s disease are two times more likely to commit suicide than people from the general population, according…
2 Metabolic Pathways May Be Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy Onset in Parkinson’s
Metabolic pathways involving uric acid and homocysteine may play a role in the onset of peripheral neuropathy in patients…