Exergame-based Program Shown to Be Feasible for Parkinson’s Rehab
A cognitive-motor training program featuring a video game platform that promotes exercise is feasible for people with Parkinson’s disease to…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Engineered Stem Cells Found to Ease Pain in Parkinson’s Mouse Model
Treatment with stem cells engineered to produce a signaling protein called VEGF — which drives the growth of blood vessels…
Companies Join Forces to Develop Vectorized Antibody Therapies
VectorY Therapeutics and Annogen have announced a new agreement to work toward developing vectorized antibody therapies for…
Phase 2b Trial of Mesdopetam Misses Main Goal
A Phase 2b clinical trial testing the investigational oral therapy mesdopetam, which aims to reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia (involuntary movements)…
Psychiatric Symptoms Show Link with Parkinson’s Social Functioning
A new metric called the Parkinson’s Disease Social Functioning Scale (PDSFS) can measure social functioning in people with Parkinson’s…
Seal Rock Says Parkinson’s Therapy SRT-055 Shows Promise in Lab
Seal Rock Therapeutics says its novel oral therapy program SRT-055, which aims to treat Parkinson’s disease and other…
ND0612 Better Than Oral Levodopa at Prolonging ‘On’ Time: Phase 3 Trial
A liquid formulation of levodopa/carbidopa (LD/CD) delivered continuously under the skin via a pump, ND0612 is more effective than…
Machine Learning Helps to Predict Freezing Gait in Early Parkinson’s
Analyses done by machine learning of data collected in brain imaging, clinical exams, and laboratory tests can be used to predict…
Algorithm Able to Predict Initial 5-year Rate of Parkinson’s Progression
A novel machine learning algorithm was able to accurately classify people with Parkinson’s disease based on their predicted rate…
Nuplazid Can Lower Risk of Death for Parkinson’s Psychosis Patients
Mortality rates appear to be lower among people with Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) being treated with Nuplazid (pimavanserin)…