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Two new studies in mice suggest that caffeine might have protective effects in the brains of Parkinson’s disease patients. The studies, “Chronic Caffeine Treatment Modulates  Disease Progression in a Transgenic Alpha-Synuclein Prion-Like Spreading Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease,” and “Chronic Caffeine Treatment Reverses A-Synuclein-Induced…

Untreated Parkinson’s patients who also have type 2 diabetes mellitus may be at a higher risk of developing impulse control disorders, severe depression, apathy, and sleep problems, research suggests. The study, “Preexisting Diabetes Mellitus is Associated with More Frequent Depression and Impulse Control Disorders in Drug Naïve Parkinson’s…

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has granted more than $1 million to Inflazome to fund the development of a brain-imaging probe that may help track progression of Parkinson’s and develop new therapies for the disease. The funding will help develop a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer…

Consumption of more than 40 milliliters (1.3 ounces) of milk per day is associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Still, dietary intake of yogurts or soured milk does not pose a risk, results from a large-scale Swedish study show. The study “…

Although there are now more treatment options available for non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, a lack of evidence on their effectiveness and safety means that more studies and new therapeutic strategies are needed, according to a review study. The study, “Update on Treatments for Nonmotor Symptoms…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has approved a patent covering the composition and method of administration of a new levodopa replacement formulation for treating Parkinson’s disease. Lecigon was developed by Lobsor Pharmaceuticals to be the next-generation of Stalevo (marketed by Novartis), a widely used…

Parkinson’s disease (PD) could be identified through a noninvasive analysis of chemical components of sebum, the oily substance that helps keep skin and hair moisturized, a pilot study suggests. The study, “Discovery of Volatile Biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease from Sebum,” was published in the journal ACS…

With the goal of advancing Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnosis and therapy by securely and safely sharing patient-produced data, the healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company ConnectedLife is partnering with the technology platform Ocean Protocol. The collaboration marries the Internet of Things (IoT) — connected devices able to communicate…

As it sometimes happens in rare-disease research, a prospective therapy for one disorder has potential to help another. So it is that, at Temple University, molecular pharmacologist Marlene Jacobson, PhD, has been awarded a joint grant to explore how a discovery could affect Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Specifically,…

Mild cognitive impairment, motor and olfactory deficits, and erectile dysfunction are among the markers able to predict the development of Parkinson’s and associated disorders in people with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, according to a large study. The research was published in the article, “Risk…