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Distinct immune responses may detect Parkinson’s before symptoms

People in the presymptomatic stages of Parkinson’s disease have distinct patterns of stimulated immune responses relative to those with clinically diagnosed disease or individuals who do not have Parkinson’s, according to a new study. In particular, the release of certain immune signaling proteins from isolated and stimulated immune cells…

Parkinson’s Foundation names new accredited exercise providers

The Parkinson’s Foundation now recognizes Dance for PD and Parkinson’s Pointe as accredited exercise education providers, a designation reserved for programs and courses that meet its standards to ensure that those with Parkinson’s disease receive quality and safe exercise programming to help manage their symptoms…

Gene therapy AAV-GAD wins RMAT designation for Parkinson’s

The U.S. Food and Drug Administrated (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) status to AAV-GAD, MeiraGTx’s gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease, the company has announced. The designation was granted based on data from three clinical studies showing the treatment eased motor symptoms and improved the quality…

Hillhurst gets $6.3M funding for HBI-002 clinical study

Hillhurst Biopharmaceuticals said it’s been awarded $6.3 million to fund a Phase 2a clinical study to test the efficacy of HBI-002, its low-dose liquid formulation of carbon monoxide, in preserving dopaminergic neurons, those that are lost to Parkinson’s disease, with the goal of slowing or stopping disease progression. The…

ANPD001 eases motor symptoms, early trial data show

The first three patients treated with ANPD001, a cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease, showed reduced motor symptoms and improved daily functioning over six months, without any serious side effects. That’s according to early data from the Phase 1/2a ASPIRO (NCT06344026) study, an open-label clinical trial testing the…

Students aim to boost diversity in Parkinson’s exercise providers

Two University of Michigan-Flint doctorate students received a $50,000 grant to support diversity among exercise providers offering care to people with Parkinson’s disease. The grant, from The Michigan Health Equity Challenge, will help the pair’s Move to Represent initiative train 10 physical and occupational therapists of color to…