Poorer Sleep With Mild Parkinson’s Affects Day’s Physical Activity
People with mild Parkinson’s disease sleep less, are less active, and show more sedentary behavior than their healthy peers, a…
Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
2 Nanoparticles Show Potential to Prevent Amyloid Clumping
Nb10 and TiNb9, two nanoparticles of a particular chemical element, effectively reduce the formation of toxic amyloid fibrils — a…
COVID-19 Lockdown Increased Impulse Control Disorders in Spain
Impulse control disorders (ICDs) among people with Parkinson’s disease were significantly more common and more severe after a COVID-19-related lockdown…
Blood-brain Barrier Model May Have Parkinson’s Application
A new human-derived model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) — a highly selective and protective membrane whose dysfunction is linked…
LL-37 Suppresses Alpha-synuclein Clumping in Parkinson’s
LL-37, a natural antimicrobial molecule present in the brain and gut, selectively binds to harmful clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein…
Oral Anavex 2-73 Eases Dementia, Disease Symptoms in Phase 2 Trial
Anavex Life Sciences’ investigational oral therapy Anavex 2-73 (blarcamesine) leads to clinically meaningful cognitive improvements while reducing motor and non-motor…
Simple Reading Task May Help Detect Early Disease
Assessing vowel percentage, or duration, during a simple reading task is an effective method to detect changes in speech rhythm…
Asymmetric Loss of Brain Neurons Tied to Different Symptom Severity
The asymmetric loss of dopamine-producing, or dopaminergic, neurons in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease may determine the…
Apomorphine as Steady Infusion of Benefit in Advanced Parkinson’s
Two years of continuous treatment with apomorphine as an under-the-skin infusion safely preserved quality of life and effectively eased motor fluctuations in…
Hand-held Device for Vagus Nerve Stimulation Eases Motor Symptoms in Trial
One month of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS), administered at home using a hand-held device by electroCore, improved walking and…