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Spine Implants May Help Clear Up Orthostatic Hypotension

Electrical implants in the spine can clear up feelings of lightheadedness upon standing — the result of a condition called orthostatic hypotension — in people with neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease, new research shows. Orthostatic hypotension refers to a sudden drop in blood pressure when a person moves from…

Oral GT-02287 Shows Potential to Support Nerve Cell Health

Treatment with GT-02287, an experimental oral therapy for Parkinson’s disease, corrected numerous damaging abnormalities associated with Parkinson’s in cell models, according to new data shared at a recent conference. “The data we presented at the Synuclein Meeting demonstrates further encouraging disease modifying potential for patients with Parkinson’s disease who currently…

Oral Enzyme Suppressor ASN90 Shows Promise in Mouse Model

Asceneuron’s experimental oral therapy ASN90 was found to significantly reduce the levels of toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein — a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease — and improve motor function in a mouse model of the disease. The molecule — a suppressor of O–GlcNAcase (OGA), an enzyme involved…

FDA Approves Advanced Image Guided Software Program for DBS

Boston Scientific has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vercise Neural Navigator with STIMVIEW XT, a visualization software that allows doctors to see in real-time the location of leads, or electrodes, within the brain of a Parkinson’s disease patient undergoing deep brain stimulation…