AstraZeneca Joins Takeda, Berg to Advance Development of Parkinson’s Disease Therapies
AstraZeneca has partnered with Takeda Pharmaceutical to develop and commercialize the alpha-synuclein antibody MEDI1341 for…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Gocovri Approved by FDA as 1st Treatment for Levodopa-induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Patients
The first treatment for levodopa-induced dyskinesia — the involuntary and jerky movements that afflict most Parkinson’s disease patients on this…
Internet Visits with Parkinson’s Specialist Can Be as Effective as In-person Visits, Trial Finds
Virtual house calls with a neurologist can be as effective as in-person visits for Parkinson’s disease patients, offering convenience and…
Mitochondria-Targeting Therapies in Parkinson’s Disease Are Focus of Free Webinar
The online Parkinson’s disease community GeneFo and Greg Macpherson, MitoQ‘s CEO, will conduct a free webinar on Aug. 24, at 1…
New Fluorescent Tools Help Researchers Track Protein Involved in Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania developed a strategy using fluorescence that allows them to track alpha-synuclein protein and follow its…
Diabetes Therapy Byetta Improves Parkinson’s Patients’ Movement, Clinical Trial Shows
Parkinson’s patients who injected themselves with the diabetes therapy Byetta (exenatide) every week for a year were able to move better,…
Soft Robotic Exosuit Could Help Those with Parkinson’s, a Stroke Patient Study Indicates
A Harvard University-designed soft robotic exosuit that helped stroke patients walk better could do the same for Parkinson’s and multiple…
Prexton Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Trial of Foliglurax for Parkinson’s Patients
Prexton Therapeutics has initiated a new Phase 2 clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of its investigational therapy Foliglurax (PXT002331)…
Stem Cell Therapeutics Firm ISCO, in Clinical Trial for Parkinson’s, Reviews Key Achievements of 2016
International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) says two of its biggest achievements in the last quarter of 2016 was demonstrating that…
New Computer-based Method Helps Diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
Scientists have developed a new computer-based method that shows great promise in improving the accuracy of diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s…