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New Therapy for Parkinson’s ‘Off’ Periods Shows Promising Results in Preclinical Studies

CVT-301, an inhalable drug under development by Acorda Therapeutics to treat Parkinson’s symptoms during “off” periods when currently available drugs don’t adequately work, showed promising results in preclinical Phase 1 and 2 studies. Since the late 1960s, levodopa has been the most common and efficient oral drug used for managing Parkinson’s motor…

Patent Request Filed for Cannabis-based Treatments for Parkinson’s and Like Diseases

Growblox Sciences has filed the first of several likely patent applications for cannabis-based compounds developed by Growblox Life Sciences, its wholly owned subsidiary. The application applies to pharmaceutical-grade mixtures that might be used to treat patients with neurodegeneration, especially those with Parkinson’s disease. Growblox Life Sciences is focused on researching and developing cannabis-based medicines.  The company uses various…

New Stem Cell Transplant System for Parkinson’s Disease Improves Cell Survival

Researchers using a new system with real-time imaging to guide transplants of neurons into the brains of non-human primate models with Parkinson’s Disease not only allowed better oversight of the procedure, but also improved cell survival. The research report, “Real-Time Intraoperative MRI Intracerebral Delivery of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons,” published in…

Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Patients May Improve Slow, Rigid Movement

Treating Parkinson’s disease patients with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on both sides of the brain’s motor cortex improves bradykinesia (slow movement) and rigidity, according to a clinical trial analysis presented at the Fourth World Parkinson Congress, in Portland, Ore. The finding resulted from the analysis of a subset of patients from…