Nuplazid (pimavanserin) outperformed a placebo at managing psychosis in people with Parkinson’s disease dementia in a Phase 3 clinical trial. This finding “supports the maintenance of antipsychotic efficacy and safety of [Nuplazid] in patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia and psychosis,” the researchers wrote. Their study, “…
A ceramic blanket, a device being developed by Gladiator Therapeutics to improve blood flow and speed up wound healing, improved motor performance in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease in a recent study. Besides improving balance and movement, the blanket also resulted in an increased number of cells…
Scientists have developed a more efficient method for using stem cells to create new dopaminergic neurons, the dopamine-making nerve cells whose death and dysfunction causes Parkinson’s disease. The technique was detailed in Nature Communications, in the study, “Enhanced production of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons from lineage-restricted human…
Researchers have developed a three-dimensional brain organoid — a “mini-organ” model of the brain — that replicates a human neural network known as the “dopaminergic reward pathway” in structure and function. Despite the importance of the neurotransmitter dopamine in Parkinson’s disease, key mechanisms of this brain system are not…
Vanqua Bio will initiate clinical development of VQ-101 — a small molecule capable of penetrating the brain — in the first quarter of 2024, the company announced. The clinical testing will involve both healthy volunteers and individuals with Parkinson’s disease associated with mutations in the GBA gene.
Low-dose fosgonimeton (ATH-1017), an investigational small molecule, may have cognitive benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease-related dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies, according to recent data from a clinical trial. The small exploratory Phase 2 study, called SHAPE (NCT04831281), tested the safety and efficacy of fosgonimeton given once…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared NeuroOne’s OneRF Ablation System, a brain electrode-guided tool employed in neurosurgical procedures, including those for Parkinson’s disease, to capture electrical activity and selectively destroy nervous tissue within controlled temperature settings. The request was submitted through a 510(k) application, which…
People with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers need more timely information on what palliative care services are available and how to access them, along with more of such services, according to a review of published studies. Palliative care refers to specialized medical care for people living with a serious…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Bial have entered into a licensing agreement giving Amneal exclusive rights to market and distribute Ongentys (opicapone) in the U.S. as an add-on treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease. Owned by Bial, Ongentys was approved by the U.S. Food and…
Researchers have developed a way to generate a family of nerve cells implicated in Parkinson’s disease in the lab using human stem cells, according to newly published research. These cells, found in a brain region called the locus coeruleus (LC), produce a signaling chemical called norepinephrine, or NE. While these…
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