Scientists design nanoparticle drug delivery system for levodopa
Scientists have developed a nanoparticle drug delivery system designed to enhance brain delivery of levodopa, the mainstay treatment for…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Wearable sensors may help to quickly spot patients at risk of falls
Data from a brief gait and posture assessment using wearable sensors — taking just a few minutes in the clinic…
Prasinezumab slows motor progression, misses main trial goal
Treatment with investigational antibody therapy prasinezumab tended to slow the progression of motor symptoms in people with early-stage…
NIH consortium to explore gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a consortium to support clinical studies designed to better understand the link…
Researchers ID 3 genes linked to disease activity in Parkinson’s
Researchers in China have identified three genes — GPX2, CR1, and ZNF556 — with increased activity in people with…
Entacapone alters microbes in the gut via iron starvation: Study
The Parkinson’s disease therapy entacapone may disrupt the balance of microbes in the gut by starving them of iron,…
Parkinson’s rat model accounts for genetic, environmental risk factors
Researchers have developed a “double-hit” rat model of Parkinson’s disease wherein neurodegeneration is driven by both genetic susceptibility and…
Poor hand grip strength ID’d as risk factor for Parkinson’s: UK study
Among adults in the U.K., poor hand grip strength is associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease,…
Metabolic syndrome linked to dementia risk in Parkinson’s study
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that can increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, is associated with…
$50M raised to advance potentially better brain stimulation device
Inbrain Neuroelectronics has raised $50 million in funding to continue developing its brain-computer interface (BCI) technology using ultra-thin…