Men with Parkinson’s have faster brain aging than women: Study
Men with Parkinson’s disease exhibit more signs of accelerated brain aging than do women with the neurodegenerative condition, according…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Phase 2 trial of pirepemat to reduce falls sets new enrollment target
A Phase 2b trial testing the ability of IRLAB Therapeutics’ investigational oral therapy pirepemat to reduce falls in people…
Dual-targeted adaptive DBS surgery may work better in Parkinson’s
A new dual-target, adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) protocol may offer more clinical benefits for patients than does traditional…
Framework for Parkinson’s stages, based on disease biology, proposed
Led by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), an international group of patients, researchers, and industry…
AbbVie launches Produodopa for advanced Parkinson’s in EU
Produodopa (foslevodopa/foscarbidopa), AbbVie‘s continuous under-the-skin (subcutaneous) infusion formulation of levodopa/carbidopa, now is available in the European Union (EU) for…
Brazilian dance boosts lower limb strength better than other exercises
A three-month exercise program focusing on Brazilian dance led to greater gains in lower limb strength among Parkinson’s disease…
IPX203 shows sustained safety, efficacy in RISE-PD extension trial
Using IPX203, an extended-release formulation of carbidopa/levodopa (CD/LD), was associated with a sustained control of symptoms for Parkinson’s…
Study finds pain to be common in early-onset Parkinson’s
More than three-quarters of people with early-onset Parkinson’s disease (EOPD) experience pain, according to a recent study conducted in…
Lab-made stem cell model will offer new way to study Parkinson’s
Researchers have developed a way to generate a family of nerve cells implicated in Parkinson’s disease in the lab using…
Faster cognitive declines seen in patients at risk of liver scarring
People with Parkinson’s disease at a higher risk of liver scarring, known as fibrosis, experienced faster cognitive declines compared…