Lindsey Shapiro, PhD, science writer —

Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Lindsey Shapiro

A dose of ‘hopamine’ may help personalize Parkinson’s care

While dopamine-replacing therapies are a key component of Parkinson’s disease care, they only reflect a person’s physical characteristics or the state of their disease. Adding a dose of “hopamine” — a person’s own unique set of hopes, desires, experiences, and skills — to Parkinson’s care takes patients’ personal characteristics…

Patients with persistent tremor sought for suvecaltamide trial

Parkinson’s disease patients with inadequately controlled tremors are being sought for a Phase 2 clinical trial of suvecaltamide, an oral treatment candidate from Jazz Pharmaceuticals. The Phase 2 trial (NCT05642442), which enrolled its first participant late last year, seeks about 160 adults, ages 40-80, with Parkinson’s who have…

Phase 3 trial of buntanetap expands to Europe

A Phase 3 clinical trial of Annovis Bio‘s investigational oral treatment buntanetap in people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease now will open to patients in Europe. This expansion will add 48 new trial sites in Italy, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Germany, joining about 50 sites actively recruiting in the U.S.