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September 14, 2023 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD

Axim develops quick teardrop test that may aid Parkinson’s diagnosis

Axim Biotechnologies has developed an assay to detect toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein, a known biomarker of Parkinson’s disease, from a single teardrop. The company believes the noninvasive test, which can be run at the doctor’s office and provides faster results than other tear tests, could help…

November 11, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD

Dry Eye Disease Appears to Affect Many Parkinson’s Patients

Dry eye disease (DED) is common in people with Parkinson’s disease, with more than 60% of patients reporting that they experience its symptoms, according to a recent meta-analysis. Clinical signs of this disease, which include a lower rate of blinking, reduced corneal thickness, a lesser tear secretion, and a…

August 27, 2018 News by Alice Melão

Protein Content in Tears May Help to Identify People with Parkinson’s Disease, Study Says

An analysis of the protein content in tears may offer a non-invasive and inexpensive way of identifying people with probable Parkinson’s disease. A study led researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California reports that Parkinson’s patients have different levels of alpha-synuclein protein in tear fluid…

March 1, 2018 News by José Lopes, PhD

Tears May Be Used as Biological Marker to Detect Parkinson’s Disease

Tears may be used to diagnose Parkinson’s disease, according to preliminary findings of a study that will be presented at the 2018 American Academy of Neurology’s (AAN) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California, April 21-27. “We believe our research is the first to show that tears may be a reliable, inexpensive…

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