People with Parkinson’s disease have substantial changes in the bacteria living in their gut relative to people without this neurodegenerative disorder, an analysis underscores. “This dysbiosis [microbial imbalance] might result in a pro-inflammatory status which could be linked to the recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms affecting PD [Parkinson’s disease] patients,” its…
Three Canadian research centers and one drug discovery firm are collaborating to design new medicines to treat levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease, according to a press release. Nearly all people with Parkinson’s receive levodopa to treat the movement difficulties caused by the body’s loss of its own…
Centogene has completed enrollment of 10,000 participants in its two-year global study assessing the contribution of genetic factors in the development of Parkinson’s disease. “We are pleased to have reached such a pivotal point in our Parkinson’s disease study,” Peter Bauer, MD, chief genomic officer at Centogene, said…
People diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at a significantly lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) five or more years later, according to a large Swedish population study. This lesser risk — a drop of at least 35% — is possibly due to the anti-inflammatory…
Abbott has launched its NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved digital technology that allows remote patient-doctor communication, increasing medical care access for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. “NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic solves considerable issues patients with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease…
An investigative disease-modifying treatment by Yumanity Therapeutics, called YTX-7739, was found to improve motor skills and lessen toxic protein clumping in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the company reported in a press release. Data…
A plant-derived medicine used to help people stop smoking, known as cytisine, might be neuroprotective and a potential Parkinson’s disease treatment, an animal model study reports. In female mice, the compound appeared to work with estrogen to limit the loss of the dopamine-producing neurons, nerve cells whose death characterizes…
An international team of experts has recommended that people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers receive vaccines for COVID-19. The recommendations were published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, in a paper titled, “COVID-19 Vaccination for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease: Light at the End of the…
Practicing golf may have more benefits than tai chi for improving mobility and balance in people with Parkinson’s disease, simply because it might be more enjoyable, a small study reports. The study “Feasibility and Tolerability Randomized Clinical Trial of Golf Versus Tai Chi for People with Moderate Parkinson’s…
Sesaminol, a waste product of sesame oil production with antioxidant properties that might protect nerve cells, was found to prevent some symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a mouse model in a recent study. Treated mice, its researchers reported, showed better balance and fewer gastrointestinal issues than mice in this…
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