Deep Brain Stimulation Not Linked to Greater Risk of Dementia for Parkinson’s Patients, Study Concludes
Long-term deep brain stimulation (DBS) is cognitively safe and does not increase the risk for dementia in people with…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Ongentys Approved in Japan as Levodopa Add-on Therapy for ‘Off’ Periods
Ongentys (opicapone) has been approved in Japan as an oral, add-on daily treatment for Parkinson’s disease patients experiencing off periods while…
$2.2M Grant Awarded to University of Buffalo to Develop Strategy for Early Parkinson’s Diagnosis
The University at Buffalo has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and…
Equfina, Known as Xadago in US, Approved in S. Korea as Levodopa Add-on
Equfina (safinamide) has been approved in South Korea as an add-on therapy to levodopa for Parkinson’s disease patients who…
Changes in Structure of Alpha-synuclein Seen to Make Protein Prone to Clumping
Structural changes within alpha-synuclein can make this protein more prone to clumping — a common feature of Parkinson’s — a…
NeuroMotor Pen, Tool for Early Disease Diagnosis, Soon Widely Available
Manus Neurodynamica, a medical technology company, has raised £750,000 in a financing round to support the rollout of…
Gocovri Before FDA as Possible Bedtime Therapy for ‘Off’ Time in Parkinson’s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review Adamas Pharmaceutical’s application asking that oral Gocovri (…
Treatments Targeting LRRK2 Not Likely to Damage Organs, Study Finds
People carrying gene variants that lower leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) levels — an enzyme whose mutated form is one of…
Preclinical Study of SLS-004, Potential Parkinson’s Gene Therapy, Starting
Seelos Therapeutics announced it is beginning, earlier than expected, a preclinical study into its investigational gene therapy candidate for Parkinson’s disease called…
Smokers at Lower Risk of Parkinson’s, Long-term Study Finds
Current or past tobacco smokers are at lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than lifelong non-smokers, a long-term study of doctors…