Brain macrophages play key role in triggering Parkinson’s inflammation
A group of immune cells called border-associated macrophages, or BAMs, have a central role in driving inflammation in the brain…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Digital tools, platforms may offer way of ensuring better nutrition
Digital tools, such as wearable devices and video calls, may help people with Parkinson’s disease in managing their nutrition…
FDA clears way for Phase 1/2a trial of stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Aspen Neuroscience clearance to launch a clinical trial of…
Free course to educate healthcare workers about advanced disease
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has launched a free online course to help healthcare workers better understand advanced…
UCB0599 reduces inflammation, improves coordination in mice
The experimental oral therapy UCB0599 — now in clinical trials — improves motor coordination and reduces inflammation and levels of…
Pausing mice’s movement may shed light on motor symptoms
Activating a specific group of nerve cells in the brain leads to a sudden and total halt in movement in…
Blood pressure medications don’t affect Parkinson’s progression
Medications that lower blood pressure don’t appear to influence the progression of Parkinson’s disease, a study reports. The study, “…
Partners to use AI, machine learning to test NX210c for Parkinson’s
InSilicoTrials and Axoltis Pharma are teaming up to conduct computer-based studies — using both artificial intelligence (AI) and…
Phase 2 trial to test oral DGX-001 in patients with cognitive problems
DGX-001, an experimental oral therapy that Viage Therapeutics is developing to treat cognitive problems associated with Parkinson’s disease, appears…
Parkinson’s or essential tremor? Gut bacteria molecule may aid diagnosis.
Measuring levels of certain molecules made by gut bacteria could help to distinguish between Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, another…