Patients Prefer Telehealth Over Visits in Person for Certain Services
Telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was perceived to be a good alternative to in-person healthcare appointments among people with…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
Australians With Parkinson’s Asked to Take Part in Large Genetics Study
The QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has launched the Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study (APGS), a large-scale research endeavor to…
Trial in England of PKG Smartwatch to Monitor Movement Expanding
A £500,000 ($650,000) investment by the National Health Service of England will expand a clinical trial in that country of the Personal…
Azilect as Add-on to Requip May Improve Sleep Quality
Azilect (rasagiline) as an add-on therapy to Requip (ropinrole) improved sleep, reduced the need for sleep medications, and…
New App, in Development, Would Help Manage Non-motor Symptoms
A new app called NMS Assist, designed to remotely monitor the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, is being developed…
ABBV-951, Levodopa as Infusion, Seen as Similar to Intestinal Gel
ABBV-951, a continuous infusion formulation of levodopa/carbidopa, brought comparable levels of levodopa into the bloodstream of healthy volunteers as surgically…
PDD Patients Given Anavex 2-73 at High Dose Show Range of Benefits
Anavex 2-73 (blarcamesine), an investigational oral therapy for Parkinson’s disease dementia, led to clinically meaningful improvements within all…
Better Exercise Habits May Be Matter of Class Availability, Study Finds
Offering more weekly exercise classes at a higher intensity over a wider geographical area may help to instill  better exercise habits…
Nicotinamide Riboside, Vitamin B3 Form Taken in Trial, Aids Cell Energy
A modified form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide riboside (NR), taken as an oral supplement, increased levels of an energy…
Finger Tapping on Smartphone May Measure Parkinson’s Severity
Finger tapping data from Parkinson’s patients using smartphone screens were linked with disease severity in a large-scale analysis that…