Parkinson’s Foundation Awards 33 Grants Worth $5.7M
Note: This story was updated Aug. 18, 2022, to reflect researchers awarded The Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award will receive…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Yale Scientists Will Use $9M Grant to Create Map of Gut-brain Axis
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine will use a $9 million grant to generate a detailed map of the “gut-brain…
Older Age, Low Physical Activity Linked with Faster Motor Decline
An older age at diagnosis, but also reduced physical activity due to medical or social conditions, were significantly linked with…
Koneksa Wins MJFF Grant to Investigate Digital Biomarkers
Koneksa has been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to investigate…
Case Suggests Toxic Clumps of TDP-43 Protein as Cause of Parkinson’s
The accumulation of toxic clumps of the protein TDP-43 — rather than alpha-synuclein protein, considered the hallmark of Parkinson’s…
NfL Blood Test May Help Diagnose Neurodegenerative Diseases
Labcorp has launched a test to detect the presence of a protein called neurofilament light chain (NfL) in the…
MJFF Supports Work on RRx-001, Targeting Neuroinflammation
A $500,000 grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to EpicentRx will support continuing work into the…
PharmaTher Granted US Patent Protection for Ketamine
PharmaTher has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering use of…
Mobile App Available to Provide Training on Parkinson’s D-mine Pump
EVER Pharma has launched a mobile app for the D-mine Pump, its portable micro-infusion pump designed to continuously deliver apomorphine under…
High Copper Exposure May Promote Disease-driving Protein Clumping
Exposure to high concentrations of copper accelerates the formation of toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein — a hallmark of …