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May 10, 2018 News by José Lopes, PhD

Better Understanding of Parkinson’s Psychosis Needed to Develop New Therapies, Study Suggests

Improved understanding of Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) and a unified approach for its clinical evaluation are key for developing new therapeutics, a review study suggests. The research, “Treating Hallucinations and Delusions Associated With Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis,” was published in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports. PDP has been…

September 5, 2017 News by Patricia Inácio, PhD

AstraZeneca Joins Takeda, Berg to Advance Development of Parkinson’s Disease Therapies

AstraZeneca has partnered with Takeda Pharmaceutical to develop and commercialize the alpha-synuclein antibody MEDI1341 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. MEDI1341 is expected to enter a Phase 1 clinical trial later this year. Under the terms of the agreement, AstraZeneca will supervise…

February 25, 2016 News by Ana de Barros, PhD

Search for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Prompts Major Pharmaceuticals to Join Groundbreaking Consortium

Seven large pharmaceutical companies have joined a groundbreaking consortium to accelerate the development of safe and effective therapies for Parkinson’s disease. The Critical Path for Parkinson’s (CPP) Consortium was launched in October 2015 by founders Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and Parkinson’s UK, with a £1 million commitment.

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