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Report Showcases Benefits of Creativity Induced by Levodopa

A new report describes two Indian men with Parkinson’s disease who experienced “creative awakenings” after they started being treated with levodopa. Appropriately titled, “A tale of two patients: Levodopa and creative awakening in Parkinson’s disease – A qualitative report,” the study was published in the Asian Journal…

Man-made DNA Molecules May Help Prevent Parkinson’s, Study Finds

Osaka University scientists have built short fragments of DNA that can stop the production of abnormal alpha-synuclein protein in the brain — which may advance the development of new therapies for the control and prevention of Parkinson’s disease. The study, “Amido-bridged nucleic acid (AmNA)-modified antisense oligonucleotides targeting…