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November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

Analysis of Tiny Vesicles Released by Red Blood Cells May Help Identify Parkinson’s Patients, Study Shows

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A new blood-based analysis that evaluates the levels and content of tiny vesicles released by red blood cells may help diagnose patients with Parkinson’s disease according to disease stage, ... Read more

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

Dopamine Depletion Not Associated with Non-motor Symptoms in Key Parkinson’s Brain Area, Study Shows

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Dopamine depletion in a brain region called the striatum does not correlate with the severity of non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new imaging study. ... Read more

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

PIG3 Protein’s Role in Development of Familial Parkinson’s Detailed in Studies

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Results from preclinical studies show the PIG3 protein as a key player in LRRK2-mediated familial Parkinson’s disease. The findings were discussed in two presentations at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) ... Read more

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

How 2 Proteins Affect Pathway Linked to Early Onset Disease Detailed for Possibly 1st Time

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The significance — physiological and clinical — in the interaction of two proteins known to be associated with early onset Parkinson’s disease, PARKIN and PINK1, is detailed, possibly for ... Read more

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Most Untreated Parkinson’s Patients Have Non-Motor Symptoms, Study Shows

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Non-motor symptoms are common among patients with Parkinson’s disease who have not yet received any treatment, and the type of symptoms differs between men and women and onset age ... Read more

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Phase 3 Trial of Accordion Pill in Treating Parkinson’s ‘Off’ Periods Fully Enrolled

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Intec Pharma announced the complete enrollment of a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of its Accordion Pill Carbidopa/Levodopa (AP-CD/LD) in easing motor fluctuations in people with advanced ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

Lack of Research and Way of Measuring Visual Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Hinders Its Treatment, Study Says

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Research into the best ways of managing visual hallucinations in patients with Parkinson’s disease over the long term is severely limited and affecting treatment, a review study has found. In ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

Mutations on NUS1 Gene Can Significantly Raise Person’s Risk of Parkinson’s, Study Reports

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Mutations affecting the NUS1 gene are linked to a significantly increased risk — 11 times higher — of developing Parkinson’s disease, study shows. The study, “Coding mutations in NUS1 contribute to ... Read more

November 8, 2018November 13, 2018

Freezing of Gait Linked to More Severe Disability, Advanced Disease in Parkinson’s Study

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Freezing of gait — the description for a Parkinson’s symptom in which a person’s feet become briefly “glued to the floor,” preventing forward movement despite an intention to walk ... Read more

November 8, 2018November 13, 2018

Certain Compounds in Coffee, But Not Caffeine, Seen to Prevent Protein Buildup Linked to Parkinson’s in Early Study

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Chemical compounds in coffee — especially phenylindanes that form during the roasting of coffee beans — appear to prevent the damaging aggregation of amyloid-beta and tau known to play ... Read more

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