Community grants aim to help Parkinson’s patients live better lives
The Parkinson’s Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in community grants to fund dozens of local programs that…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Dogs can smell Parkinson’s signature on skin: Study
Two trained dogs detected Parkinson’s disease with high accuracy by smelling skin swabs of patients who had not yet…
Weekly injectable implant may be ‘game-changer for Parkinson’s care’
A weekly injectable implant could make treatment for Parkinson’s disease easier and more effective by steadily releasing levodopa…
Aged neurons don’t respond normally to stress: Study
Aging interferes with the way neurons, or nerve cells, respond to stress, making them more susceptible to damage and more…
Stress sensor GADD45G may be new therapeutic target
Researchers in Texas have discovered a promising therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Brain-region stimulation may ease motor symptoms, study finds
Stimulating nerve cells in a region of the brain involved in processing sound and emotions may help ease motor…
Cognitive changes before DBS not a dementia risk factor in Parkinson’s
People with Parkinson’s disease who have mild cognitive changes before deep brain stimulation (DBS) are not more likely…
First Parkinson’s patient dosed in Phase 2/3 clinical trial of BHV-8000
The first patient has been dosed in a pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial testing BHV-8000, a brain-penetrant oral small molecule…
Gene therapy tool reaches brain structures affected in Parkinson’s
A gene therapy tool dubbed AAV-DB-3, being developed by Latus Bio to deliver therapeutic genetic material into cells, is…
REM sleep behavior disorder affects both Parkinson’s patients, partners
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) can mean restless nights for people with Parkinson’s disease and their partners, and add…