Eli Lilly is recruiting patients for its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating LY3154207 as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD). Parkinson’s disease destroys the nerve cells that make dopamine, a key player in nerve cell communication and involved in movement control, cognition, memory, learning, attention, and sleep. Parkinson’s…
Sonde Health’s vocal biomarker technology being developed to potentially diagnose and monitor mental and physical disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, has recently been issued patents in the U.S. and Australia. Patent No. 9,936,914, issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, provides coverage until 2032, and patent No.
Herantis Pharma has created an educational video about the way its Parkinson’s treatment CDNF works. The explainer comes as the company has begun recruiting patients for a Phase 1/2 clinical trial (NCT03295786) of the potential therapy. Hallmarks of Parkinson’s include damage to dopamine-producing nerve cells in a brain area…
Researchers have validated a software that evaluates typing patterns with keyboards to detect Parkinson’s disease-specific motor impairment. This approach, done in an at-home setting, may allow early detection of the disease, as well as monitor disease progression. The study, “Detecting Motor Impairment in Early Parkinson’s Disease via Natural…
GeneFo has created a free state-by-state guide for Parkinson’s patients with detailed and relevant information on medical cannabis, including the application process. Updated to March 2018, the guide may help patients get additional therapy and improve their lives. It includes legal information, patient’s rights, an application checklist, links and forms to…
Researchers at Western University in Canada have developed a prototype of a new tremor suppression glove that may help people cope with the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease. The gloves not only prevent tremors from happening but also improve motor control. A tremor is an unintentional, uncontrollable, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction, which…
The antipsychotics Nuplazid (pimavanserin) and Clozaril (clozapine) are the only therapies shown to improve Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) symptoms without impairing motor function, in double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials, according to a review. The study, “Pharmacological interventions for psychosis in Parkinson’s disease patients,” was published in the journal Expert…
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