C2N, MJFF team up to find link between Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
C2N Diagnostics and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) are teaming up to study how…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Music beats improve walking in Parkinson’s rehabilitation: Study
A mobile application that detects a person’s natural walking pace and provides real-time, beat-synchronized music for at-home rehabilitation improved walking…
Cell therapy ANPD001 safe for first 2 trial Parkinson’s patient groups
Aspen Neuroscience has completed dosing the first two groups of patients in ASPIRO, an ongoing Phase 1/2a clinical trial…
Bemdaneprocel to move into Phase 3 trial soon
BlueRock Therapeutics said it is progressing its investigational cell therapy, bemdaneprocel, into a Phase 3 clinical trial set to…
Levodopa helps to ease muscle stiffness during faster movement
Levodopa, a standard Parkinson’s disease medication, may help alleviate muscle stiffness, one of the condition’s characteristic motor symptoms, by…
Mitochondrial dysfunction partly explained by immune responses
The number of copies of mitochondrial DNA in the blood of people with Parkinson’s disease are not a biomarker…
Study of Bial therapy for patients with GBA1 mutations advances
The first patient in a Phase 2 clinical study testing BIA 28-6156 — a small molecule in the pipeline at…
Biden honors Michael J. Fox with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Actor Michael J. Fox has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Joe Biden for his work as…
Women may need emotional support on road to DBS: US study
Men and women with Parkinson’s disease approach the decision to undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) distinctively, according to a…
Dancing shown to ease depression in Parkinson’s disease
Weekly dance classes may help attenuate symptoms of depression in people with Parkinson’s disease, which results in changes in…