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July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Gene Therapy Used to Produce and Sustain Dopamine in Brains of Primate Model of Parkinson’s

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Direct delivery of two dopamine-synthesizing enzymes to the midbrain, using a safe and inactive form of an adenovirus, was able to effectively ease signs of motor difficulties in a ... Read more

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Seelos Therapeutics Acquires Rights for Parkinson’s Gene Therapy Program

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Seelos Therapeutics has acquired the rights for a gene therapy program targeting the regulation of the SNCA gene, which provides instructions to make alpha-synuclein, a key player in the ... Read more

July 3, 2019

Balanced Diet to Maintain Optimal Health in Parkinson’s Patients: A Nutritionist’s View

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Parkinson’s disease has typically been classified as a neurodegenerative disease with much of treatment focused on managing symptoms. However, recent connections between the brain and gut microbiome as it ... Read more

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

Key Protein in Parkinson’s – Alpha-synuclein – Travels from Gut to Clump in Brain, Study Reports

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Altered forms of the alpha-synuclein protein travel along the vagus nerve from the gut to the brain where they accumulate, according to a study in mice. It also suggests ... Read more

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

SIRT2 Protein May Be Blood Marker of Parkinson’s That Differs from Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes, Study Says

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High levels of a protein called SIRT2 in the blood may serve as a diagnostic biomarker to differentiate between Parkinson’s patients and those with atypical Parkinson syndromes, a study finds. ... Read more

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Some of Common Urinary Problems in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Reports

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) can help to alleviate some urinary symptoms — such as urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence — in Parkinson’s patients, and is particularly helpful to women, a ... Read more

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

Microbes in Saliva May Offer Way of Detecting and Understanding Early Stages of Parkinson’s, Study Says

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A saliva test to detect oral microbes may offer an accurate way of detecting Parkinson’s in its early stages and further understanding of the disease, a study reports. The findings, “The ... Read more

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

Lewy Bodies Are Made of Much More than Alpha-Synuclein, Study Finds

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Insoluble alpha-synuclein protein has long been thought to be the main component of Parkinson’s hallmark Lewy bodies, but researchers have now reported these abnormal aggregates are also made of ... Read more

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019

Cellular Respiration Compound May Ease Symptoms, Reduce Neuronal Loss, Study Finds

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Delivering a compound called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide to the striatum, a key brain region involved in motor control, can ease Parkinson’s symptoms and reduce dopamine-producing neuronal loss in a ... Read more

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019

$6.6 Million Grant Will Fund Research Into Environmental Cues That May Trigger Parkinson’s

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Scientist Kim Tieu, PhD has received a $6.6 million grant to investigate the environmental factors that may trigger the death of brain cells in Parkinson’s disease, and to develop therapies that prevent ... Read more

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