Researchers Using Real-time Brain Mapping to Search for Therapeutic Targets in PD
Using its brain mapping platform, Inscopix will team up with researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Silverstein Foundation, Q-State Launch Company Aiming to Treat Parkinson’s Linked to GBA Mutations
The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA together with Q-State Biosciences have launched Chamishi Therapeutics, a company aiming to…
CRISPR/Cas9’s Potential in Better Understanding and Treating Parkinson’s Focus of Review Study
In a recent review, scientists highlight the potential of gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 to not only understand the molecular…
New MRI Technique Can Visualize Brain Molecular Composition, Study Shows
A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique allows for the visualization of molecular changes in the brain, a study…
Early Trial for Prevail’s One-time Gene Therapy PR001 to Start Soon
Prevail Therapeutics will soon start its Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety, tolerability, and early efficacy of…
Nourianz Approved in US as Add-on Therapy to Carbidopa/Levodopa to Treat Off Periods in Parkinson’s
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kyowa Kirin’s Nourianz (istradefylline) tablets as an add-on therapy…
Rescuing Activity of Specific Neurons Improved Motor Function in Parkinson’s Mice
Rescuing the activity of neurons in the subthalamic nucleus — part of a brain region that controls movement — lessens…
PPMI RNA-Sequencing, the Largest Dataset of Gene Activity in Parkinson’s, Now Available to Researchers
The largest dataset ever compiled on Parkinson’s disease research — equivalent to 47.5 billion single-spaced typed pages — is now…
Parkinson’s UK Awards Scientist £100,000 to ID Ways of Protecting Dopamine-producing Neurons
A scientist at the University of Sheffield in England has been awarded a £100,000 grant by Parkinson’s UK to…
Grant Will Help Develop Non-Invasive Skin Test for Diagnosing Parkinson’s
Scientist Wenquan Zou, MD, PhD, has received a two-year grant to develop a non-invasive skin test for diagnosing…