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African-Americans are more likely to receive care for Parkinson’s disease in a hospital emergency room and have more hospital stays than whites, according to a U.S. study. Blacks also more likely to be treated for stroke in a hospital than whites, researchers said. Another finding was that both African-Americans and…

The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is collaborating with Smart Patients — an online community connecting Parkinson’s patients and their families — to extend APDA’s resources to help people living with the disease. Smart Patients provides resources so people can have the latest information related to their condition, share their questions and…

A range of biomarkers may help physicians predict which Parkinson’s disease patients will develop cognitive decline in the early years of a diagnosis, say researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The information may help manage the disease better, but will be especially valuable in future clinical trials. For the…

Acorda Therapeutics will soon release novel data on its Phase 3 SPAN-PD trial (Study 004, NCT02240030) investigating the experimental drug Inbrija (CVT-301) as a potential therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Acorda presents its poster, “Inhaled levodopa (CVT-301, 84-mg dose) significantly improves motor function during OFF periods in Parkinson’s disease…

People with Parkinson’s disease and related dementias are more likely to die younger than those of comparable age in the general population, often of ills linked to their neurological disease or of cardiovascular problems, a recent study by the Mayo Clinic found. Specifically, Parkinson’s patients…

Researchers from North Wales received a £33,000 (about $43,000) award to study the potential benefits of brain-stimulating computer games in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.  The scientific study titled, “Early stage feasibility assessment of a non-pharmacological intervention for motor…

Experts from ATCC — a leading nonprofit repository of biological materials — partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research for a workshop at the recent International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2017 Annual Meeting. The workshop aimed to address best practices for providing…

Italian researchers found that when used along with standard medication, Normast (ultra-micronized palmitoylethanolamide, or um-PEA) helped lower both motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), and slowed disease progression and disability. The study, “Ultra-micronized palmitoylethanolamide: an efficacious adjuvant therapy for Parkinson’s disease,” appeared in the journal CNS…

Researchers at London’s Institute of Cancer Research have found that mutations in a Parkinson’s disease gene called PARK2 can be found in a third of all human cancers and play a role in helping cancer cells survive. The study “PARK2 Depletion Connects Energy and Oxidative Stress to PI3K/Akt Activation via PTEN S-Nitrosylation”…

Stimulating a specific type of brain neuron could restore movement in Parkinson’s disease longer than other approaches, a study in mice reports. The research, “Cell-Specific Pallidal Intervention Induces Long-Lasting Motor Recovery In Dopamine-Depleted Mice,” was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. A hallmark of Parkinson’s is loss of…