Discontinuing trimetazidine treatment in people with Parkinson’s disease may lessen their motor and non-motor symptoms and improve their quality of life, a study has found. The study, “The Impact…
Kynmobi (apomorphine hydrochloride) soluble film has been approved by Health Canada as an on-demand treatment for off episodes in people with Parkinson’s disease, its developer Sunovion, announced. Sunovion…
A miniature, wireless, and magnetically powered neural stimulator may be the future of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, and disorders like epilepsy and chronic pain, a study reported. The study, “Magnetoelectric Materials for Miniature, Wireless…
A generic version of the transdermal (absorbed through the skin) Neupro patch (rotigotine), often used to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, has been developed by Vektor Pharma. …
Two compounds with hormone-like effects — prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and prostaglandin A1 (PGA1) — may help to increase dopamine levels in the brain and slow Parkinson’s progression by activating a protein, called Nurr1, that supports dopaminergic neurons, a study reports. The study, “…
Aptinyx has paused patient enrollment in its Phase 2 trial evaluating NYX-458 to treat mild cognitive impairment in people with Parkinson’s disease due to the current COVID-19 pandemic…
Investigational therapy ANVS401 (also known as Posiphen) reversed gastrointestinal dysfunction linked to early Parkinson’s in two mouse models of the disease. Results of the study, “Translational inhibition of α-synuclein by Posiphen normalizes distal colon motility in transgenic Parkinson mice,” were published in…
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