In a groundbreaking international effort led by Dr. Shady Rahayel of Université de Montréal and reported by MSN.com, researchers have discovered new ways to predict which individuals with isolated REM…
Bayer AG and its subsidiary BlueRock Therapeutics LP have announced encouraging 36-month follow-up data from the Phase I exPDite clinical trial of bemdaneprocel (BRT-DA01), an investigational cell therapy aimed at…
Doctors and researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by employing advanced Neuropixels technology in the study of Parkinson’s disease. Reported by Pharmabiz.com,…
A new study published in Aging-US reveals that Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients diagnosed in their 80s are significantly more likely to exhibit amyloid-beta buildup, which is an early marker of…
Studies by highly accredited Mayo Clinic and Barrow Neurological researchers report finding an association between living in close proximity to a golf course and an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease…
A new study has found that dogs are capable of detecting Parkinson’s disease by scent, potentially opening the door to earlier and less invasive diagnosis for the neurological disorder. According…
LA Jolla Institute (LJI) scientists have recently discovered that T-cells, known primarily as disease fighters, may also play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease. The researchers, working in…
Patient Worthy is proud to support Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, and we are honored to share John's story. To read John's story about Grief in Early Diagnosis, click here. The…
Patient Worthy is proud to support Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, and we are honored to share John's story. It was something my therapist told me that started this whole thing.…
Roche has been developing an experimental drug for Parkinson’s disease for over ten years. According to BioPharma Dive, the latest statements from the company are that the drug, prasinezumab, failed…
The FDA’s recent approval of AbbVie’s new combination therapy provides patients with longer-lasting control of movements. As described recently in Biopharmadive, Parkinson’s disease is characterized by uncontrolled muscle movements or…
A protein called Aplp1 is now on the radar for its ability to spread material in the brain that may be responsible for Parkinson’s disease. Another protein, Lag3, interacts with…
It is widely known that millions of individuals are living with diseases associated with chronic inflammation. In a recent interview with BioSpace, Alan Watt, President of NodThera, said the goal…
Fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) take healthy bacteria from stool provided healthy individuals, and transfer it to a donor with gut microbiome dysbiosis. Typically, fecal transplants are performed to treat C.…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the biotech company Mission Therapeutics was just awarded $5.2 million in funding to support MTX325, the company's investigational Parkinson's disease therapy. Intended to…
Unexpected but positive results from a late-stage clinical trial were announced by Cerevel Therapeutics and reported in BioPharma Dive last week much to the surprise of AbbVie, the company that…
According to a story from psypost.org, a treatment approach called transcranial direct current stimulation can help alleviate certain aspects of pain associated with Parkinson's disease. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)…
According to a story from wlky.com, the TKO Fight Club is slated to hold its third annual Kentucky Bourby fundraiser at Progress Park. "We specifically use bourbon to fundraise for…
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. As neurons in the brain degenerate and die, those affected experience symptoms such as tremors or shaking in the hands, slowed movement, muscle…
Genes serve as the intricate orchestrators of our health. By better understanding our genetic makeup, we gain invaluable insights into how our genes shape and affect us. Yet the genetic…
According to a story from myscience.org, neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are diseases that progressively worsen over time. However, progression in this disease is not consistent across all…
The loss of axons (nervous system wiring) has been responsible for various neurodegenerative diseases such as peripheral neuropathies, Parkinson’s disease, glaucoma, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). According to a…
Verge Genomics, based in San Francisco is one of a series of biotechs that have entered into a new era using AI in drug discovery. The company is backed by…
According to a recent article in NeurosScience News, one percent of individuals over the age of sixty are at risk for Parkinson’s disease. Patients are generally diagnosed at a late…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
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