Clinical Trial to Assess Whether Cancer Therapy Tasigna Can Treat Parkinson’s
Georgetown University will conduct a clinical trial of Novartis’ cancer therapy Tasigna (nilotinib) as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The…
Articles by Magdalena Kegel
Lowering Level of Protein Could Prevent Mutation From Triggering Parkinson’s, Study Suggests
Lowering the level of a certain protein can prevent PINK1 gene mutations from triggering an inherited type of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according…
Side Effects Seen to Limit Long-Term Use of Apomorphine Infusions in Parkinson’s
Apomorphine infusion, delivered by a portable device, helps to treat Parkinson’s disease and allows reduced use of other medications that may cause…
Brain’s Brake and Accelerator Must Cooperate to Avoid Side Effects of Parkinson’s Treatment
An optimal Parkinson’s disease treatment would need to target both accelerator and brake functions in the brain to be effective…
Molecule Protected Dopamine Neurons in Mice with Parkinson’s
Administering a naturally occurring growth factor to a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease reduced inflammation and prevented neurons from dying,…
Improvements in Deep Brain Stimulation Patterns May Lower Surgeries and Better Treat Patients
Parkinson’s disease patients who are treated with deep brain stimulation may require fewer surgeries to replace the batteries in their stimulation…
Parkinson’s Treatment in EU, Ongentys, Seen to Reduce Off-Time in Levodopa Users
A Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT01227655) in Parkinson’s disease patients on levodopa treatment showed that Bial’s Ongentys (opicapone)…
Brain Stimulation Restored Time Judgment in Parkinson’s Mice, Study Shows
Researchers used brain stimulation to improve the time-assessment skills of mice whose dopamine  neurotransmitter had been removed, raising the possibility that…
Certain Neurons May Explain Why Parkinson’s Patients Can’t Properly Perceive Time
Researchers have discovered that midbrain dopamine neurons — the neurons that die in patients with Parkinson’s disease — control how…
Gene Mutation Seen to Amplify Symptoms in Younger Parkinson’s Patients
A point mutation in a gene involved in dopamine synthesis is linked to Parkinson’s disease characteristics but only in younger…