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Blood pressure medications don’t affect Parkinson’s progression

Medications that lower blood pressure don’t appear to influence the progression of Parkinson’s disease, a study reports. The study, “Antihypertensive drugs may not delay the symptom progression of Parkinson’s disease: A 2-year follow-up study,” was published in Heliyon. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are caused…

Parkinson’s Foundation awards $1M in community grants

From yoga therapy in Miami, Florida to a Ruston, Louisiana music and movement program, the Parkinson’s Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million in 2023 community grants for Parkinson’s disease programs that span 34 U.S. states and include international centers in Canada and Germany. The foundation’s community…

Partners to use AI, machine learning to test NX210c for Parkinson’s

InSilicoTrials and Axoltis Pharma are teaming up to conduct computer-based studies — using both artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — that will test the potential therapeutic effect of Axoltis’ treatment candidate NX210c on virtual patients with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders. “We are thrilled to…

‘Young’ transplanted stem cell neurons ease symptoms in rats

Skin cells from people with Parkinson’s disease were transformed into stem cells that could generate dopamine-producing neurons, the same type that’s progressively lost with the disease. The technique opens new avenues for cell therapies to treat Parkinson’s while avoiding possible immune rejections. The researchers used animal models of the…