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Probiotic as Add-on Treatment Seen to Aid Patients in Small Study

PS128, a probiotic sold by Bened Biomedical, eased symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as an add-on treatment to 25 patients in a pilot clinical study, the company announced. Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when consumed, are thought to improve overall health. PS128 is a strain of the bacterial species Lactobacillus…

Cure Parkinson’s Grant Supports Potential Iron-trapping Treatment

Cure Parkinson’s is supporting AbFero Pharmaceuticals in its work to advance SP-420, a potential disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease that clears excess iron from the brain. The grant award supports further testing of AbFero’s lead compound in Parkinson’s models with a goal of moving it into clinical trials. SP-420, a next-generation iron…