AI tool reveals nuances in Parkinson’s disease progression
Scientists at the University of Florida (UF) have developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool to help neurologists track Parkinson’s disease progression.
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Home exercise helps Parkinson’s motor symptoms: Analysis
Home-based exercise, such as aerobic, strength, or balance exercises, helps relieve overall motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, according to…
Scientists ID key regulator that helps prevent toxic protein clumps
Scientists have discovered a new regulator — called NHR-49 — that may shed light and open potential new therapeutic avenues…
$5.2M grant to help test MTX325, protecting neurons, in patients
Mission Therapeutics has received $5.2 million from The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) and Parkinson’s UK to start…
Imaging analysis tells Parkinson’s from atypical parkinsonism
BrainTale’s noninvasive imaging analysis software, BrainTale-care, may be able to distinguish Parkinson’s disease from atypical parkinsonism. That’s…
PET tracer shows promise for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s: Study
An imaging agent for positron emission tomography (PET) scans allowed researchers to visualize, for the first time, abnormal alpha-synuclein protein…
Parkinson’s UK funds project to ID new therapeutic targets
Scientists at the Imperial College London in England have been awarded nearly £100,000, or about $125,000, by Parkinson’s UK…
Wearable technology, smartphones may aid Parkinson’s research
Remote assessments using smartphones and smartwatches could be used to detect and monitor changes in the early stages…
Noninvasive deep brain stimulation shows promise for Parkinson’s
Early preliminary data from a pilot study by Stimvia shows a noninvasive neuromodulation device known as URIS eased symptoms…
Researchers find way to use light to turn off nerve cells in brain
A group of light-responsive receptors in nerve cells called kalium channelrhodopsins can effectively turn off nerve cells in the brain,…