COVID-19 Lockdown Took Heavy Toll on Patients, Italian Study Finds

Ten weeks of lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Italy led to a worsening of cognitive, behavioral, and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, particularly those with mild cognitive impairment, a study shows. These findings add to previous reports linking COVID-19-related confinement to significantly…

Cannabinoids Ease Motor Symptoms in Mouse Model of Parkinson’s, Early Results Show

Cannabinoid-based formulations in development at GB Sciences were able to ease behavioral symptoms linked to the loss of dopamine producing-nerve cells — a hallmark of Parkinson’s — in a mouse model of the disease, the company said. GB Sciences will use these early results to support an…