Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

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Virtual house calls with a neurologist can be as effective as in-person visits for Parkinson’s disease patients, offering convenience and comfort, a clinical trial indicates. The study, “National randomized ... Read more

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017

Mitochondria-Targeting Therapies in Parkinson’s Disease Are Focus of Free Webinar

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The online Parkinson’s disease community GeneFo and Greg Macpherson, MitoQ‘s CEO, will conduct a free webinar on Aug. 24, at 1 p.m. EST, to shed light on the latest results of mitochondria-targeting ... Read more

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

New Fluorescent Tools Help Researchers Track Protein Involved in Parkinson’s Disease

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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania developed a strategy using fluorescence that allows them to track alpha-synuclein protein and follow its path inside neurons. This is important because while scientists know ... Read more

August 8, 2017

Diabetes Therapy Byetta Improves Parkinson’s Patients’ Movement, Clinical Trial Shows

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Parkinson’s patients who injected themselves with the diabetes therapy Byetta (exenatide) every week for a year were able to move better, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial. Their improvement ... Read more

August 4, 2017

Soft Robotic Exosuit Could Help Those with Parkinson’s, a Stroke Patient Study Indicates

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A Harvard University-designed soft robotic exosuit that helped stroke patients walk better could do the same for Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis patients, those involved in creating and evaluating the ... Read more

July 28, 2017

Prexton Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Trial of Foliglurax for Parkinson’s Patients

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Prexton Therapeutics has initiated a new Phase 2 clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of its investigational therapy Foliglurax (PXT002331) in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with levodopa, but who are experiencing ... Read more

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017

Stem Cell Therapeutics Firm ISCO, in Clinical Trial for Parkinson’s, Reviews Key Achievements of 2016

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International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) says two of its biggest achievements in the last quarter of 2016 was demonstrating that ISC-hpNSC can improve cognitive performance and motor coordination in rodents ... Read more

March 1, 2017

New Computer-based Method Helps Diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

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Scientists have developed a new computer-based method that shows great promise in improving the accuracy of diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The study, “Ensembles of Deep Learning ... Read more

February 21, 2017

Researchers Identify Genetic ‘Switch’ for Mitochondrial Health in Parkinson’s Neurons

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Researchers have identified a gene that acts as a switch for genes regulating mitochondria metabolism in neurons. These findings suggest that gene activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a potential ... Read more

February 17, 2017

Biomarker in Blood Tests May Help Distinguish Parkinson’s from Similar Diseases

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A biomarker usually measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and used to differentiate Parkinson’s disease (PD) from similar diseases, has been found to have high diagnostic value when analyzing blood ... Read more