Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

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IRL790, Integrative Research Laboratories‘ investigational treatment for Parkinson’s disease patients, was safe and reduced levodopa-induced dyskinesia, a Phase 1b trial shows. The results were published in the journal npj Parkinson’s Disease in ... Read more

November 29, 2018December 4, 2018

Plant Compound, Arbutin, Eases Some Symptoms in Parkinson’s Mouse Model, Study Shows

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Arbutin, a natural compound found in plants such as bearberry leaves and pear trees, was able to protect dopaminergic neurons and reduce behavioral deficits and oxidative stress in an ... Read more

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018

Canadian Groups Launch Large-scale Initiative to Capture Data on Parkinson’s Patients Nationwide

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Parkinson Canada and Brain Canada have recently launched the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN), the first platform to include data from people with Parkinson’s disease across the country and ... Read more

November 13, 2018November 26, 2018

How 2 Proteins Affect Pathway Linked to Early Onset Disease Detailed for Possibly 1st Time

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The significance — physiological and clinical — in the interaction of two proteins known to be associated with early onset Parkinson’s disease, PARKIN and PINK1, is detailed, possibly for ... Read more

November 7, 2018November 14, 2018

Researchers Find Pathway Responsible for Nerve Cell Death in Parkinson’s Disease

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Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a specific cell death pathway named Parthanatos — after Thanatos, the ancient Greek personification of death — that leads to the physical and intellectual degeneration associated with ... Read more

November 2, 2018November 8, 2018

Benefits of Exercise for Parkinson’s Patients Linked to Increased Dopamine Release, Study Suggests

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Engaging in regular exercise can help preserve the motor and non-motor function of Parkinson’s disease patients, most likely as a result of an increased release of dopamine in the ... Read more

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

Trial to Test New Imaging Agent for Visualizing Synapses in Living Brain

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Rodin Therapeutics will evaluate a new imaging agent that allows the visualization of human synapses — the junctions between two nerve cells that allow them to communicate — in the living brain. ... Read more

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

New Mouse Model Aids in Study of Alpha-Synuclein’s Role in Parkinson’s Disease

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A new transgenic Parkinson’s disease mouse model is able to recapitulate the motor symptoms and biological causes of disease, including alpha-synuclein protein aggregation, a study reports. Similar to Parkinson’s patients, this model ... Read more

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

Lifetime Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Similar Between Women and Men, Study Reports

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One in two women and one in three men older than 45 will develop Parkinson’s disease, dementia or stroke during their lifetime, a new study suggests. Preventive strategies to delay ... Read more

October 5, 2018October 11, 2018

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Risk of Parkinson’s in Large Review Study

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People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an umbrella name for disorders marked by prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract, are at a higher-than-usual risk for Parkinson’s disease, a review ... Read more

Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia Inacio, PhD

IRL790 Is Safe, Reduces Levodopa-induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s, Phase 1b Trial Shows

Plant Compound, Arbutin, Eases Some Symptoms in Parkinson’s Mouse Model, Study Shows

Canadian Groups Launch Large-scale Initiative to Capture Data on Parkinson’s Patients Nationwide

How 2 Proteins Affect Pathway Linked to Early Onset Disease Detailed for Possibly 1st Time

Researchers Find Pathway Responsible for Nerve Cell Death in Parkinson’s Disease

Benefits of Exercise for Parkinson’s Patients Linked to Increased Dopamine Release, Study Suggests

Trial to Test New Imaging Agent for Visualizing Synapses in Living Brain

New Mouse Model Aids in Study of Alpha-Synuclein’s Role in Parkinson’s Disease

Lifetime Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Similar Between Women and Men, Study Reports

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Risk of Parkinson’s in Large Review Study

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