The Parkinson’s Foundation now recognizes Dance for PD and Parkinson’s Pointe as accredited exercise education providers, a designation reserved for programs and courses that meet its standards to ensure that those with Parkinson’s disease receive quality and safe exercise programming to help manage their symptoms…
Do you ever have moments when you forget you have Parkinson’s disease? Sometimes, in those first few sleepy moments when I wake up, I feel good. Then, of course, I start to tremor, or my muscles clench, or I get out of bed and can hardly stand. It’s…
The Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder (PMD) Alliance, a U.S.-based nonprofit, is seeking participants willing to take part in an online survey about the experiences of patients and caregivers with off time in Parkinson’s disease. Off time, or periods when medication wears off and symptoms return,…
Angels on Call Homecare has received the 2025 Best of Home Care – Leader in Experience Award for their work providing care to people with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. “This award is a powerful reminder of our commitment to revolutionizing the experience of care,” Eric Dalton, vice president…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administrated (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) status to AAV-GAD, MeiraGTx’s gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease, the company has announced. The designation was granted based on data from three clinical studies showing the treatment eased motor symptoms and improved the quality…
Hillhurst Biopharmaceuticals said it’s been awarded $6.3 million to fund a Phase 2a clinical study to test the efficacy of HBI-002, its low-dose liquid formulation of carbon monoxide, in preserving dopaminergic neurons, those that are lost to Parkinson’s disease, with the goal of slowing or stopping disease progression. The…
The first three patients treated with ANPD001, a cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease, showed reduced motor symptoms and improved daily functioning over six months, without any serious side effects. That’s according to early data from the Phase 1/2a ASPIRO (NCT06344026) study, an open-label clinical trial testing the…
Two University of Michigan-Flint doctorate students received a $50,000 grant to support diversity among exercise providers offering care to people with Parkinson’s disease. The grant, from The Michigan Health Equity Challenge, will help the pair’s Move to Represent initiative train 10 physical and occupational therapists of color to…
Using advanced diagnostic tools — such as different types of brain scans and methods that employ artificial intelligence (AI) — may help detect early signs of Parkinson’s that precede the onset of the disease’s motor symptoms, according to a new review study. The researchers noted that employing these AI-based…
Nerve cells in the brain that are responsible for processing smells and sight show deficits in Parkinson’s disease, according to research done in a mouse model. The findings may lay the groundwork for new approaches to diagnose Parkinson’s, according to scientists. “I think this work is a nice first…
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