FDA approves Medtronic’s adaptive DBS system for Parkinson’s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Medtronic’s BrainSense adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) system and electrode identifier…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Researchers ID gene enhancers possibly linked to Parkinson’s
Gene enhancers may play an important role in neuronal development and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, a study…
Access to Parkinson’s medication likely by summer: Supernus official
Supernus Pharmaceuticals is on track to make Onapgo (apomorphine hydrochloride) — its newly approved medication for treating motor fluctuations…
Nonmotor features can differentiate Parkinson’s from essential tremor
People with tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease experience a higher burden of nonmotor symptoms than people with essential tremor (ET),…
Exenatide, for diabetes, fails to slow motor decline in Phase 3 trial
The diabetes medication exenatide did not slow motor symptom progression in treated Parkinson’s patients relative to those given…
Early RBD linked to severity of nonmotor Parkinson’s symptoms
A study found a link between the likely presence of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in people with Parkinson’s…
SPN-830, now Onapgo, approved for advanced Parkinson’s disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Onapgo (apomorphine hydrochloride) for the continuous treatment of motor fluctuations…
Strategies for crossing blood-brain barrier in Parkinson’s are promising
Several promising strategies for developing therapeutics capable of crossing or bypassing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) offer potential for treating neurological…
Anti-seizure drug levetiracetam worsens woman’s Parkinson’s
Treatment with the anti-seizure medication levetiracetam led to a worsening of Parkinson’s disease symptoms for a woman in Saudi…
Fibronectin protein blood levels seen to predict a disability’s start
Blood levels of the fibronectin protein could be used as a predictor of disability in people with Parkinson’s disease,…