Grant from MS Society, Parkinson’s UK to Establish Digital Brain Bank
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s Tissue Bank at Imperial College London, is the largest repository of brain…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
CHMP Favors EU Approval of Inbrija to Treat Parkinson’s Off Periods
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) — an arm of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) —…
Imbalance in Dopamine and Acetylcholine Levels May Drive Disease Progression, Study Finds
Therapies against motor loss and progression in Parkinson’s’ disease (PD) may need to tackle the imbalance between two neurotransmitters,…
FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Opicapone as Add-on Therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Neurocrine Biosciences’ new drug application for opicapone as a potential add-on…
EVER Pharma Expands European Market for D-mine Pump for Delivering Parkinson’s Therapy
D-mine Pump, a portable micro-infusion pump designed to continuously deliver apomorphine under the skin (subcutaneously) to patients with Parkinson’s…
Seelos Therapeutics Acquires Rights for Parkinson’s Gene Therapy Program
Seelos Therapeutics has acquired the rights for a gene therapy program targeting the regulation of the SNCA gene,…
$6.6 Million Grant Will Fund Research Into Environmental Cues That May Trigger Parkinson’s
Scientist Kim Tieu, PhD has received a $6.6 million grant to investigate the environmental factors that may trigger the death of brain…
Accordion Pill May Help Reduce Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease, Phase 2 Trial Shows
The Accordion Pill Carbidopa/Levodopa (AP-CD/LD) administered three times a day reduced the variability of blood plasma levels of levodopa…
Lowering Iron Levels in Brain May Help Treat Parkinson’s, Trial in People with PKAN Says
Binding to, or chelating, toxic levels of iron in the brain can slow the progression of a neurodegenerative disorder known…
HYPE Protein Shows Promise in Treating Parkinson’s Disease, Research Shows
The formation of alpha-synuclein aggregates in brain nerve cells (neurons) is thought to be one of the hallmarks of Parkinson…