According to a recent article in Business Wire, it is estimated that five million people in the United States over the age of sixty-five are coping with Alzheimer’s at…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Clene Nanomedicine, Inc., has recently announced that it has completed the process of enrollment patient participants in its upcoming phase 2…
There is currently an unmet medical need for therapies and research for Parkinson's disease, with the incidence increasing drastically. In fact, the number of cases around the world is expected…
According to Parkinson's News Today, Novant Health will soon become the first provider in the Carolinas to offer MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS). The therapy, with a surgery-like technique, has no…
A study has concluded that Neupro Patches are a viable treatment option for those living with Parkinson's disease, according to a Parkinson's News Today article. The patch, which can treat…
XPhyto Therapeutics has been developing a skin patch as a delivery system to treat Parkinson's disease. They just released an update, stating that the "formula was locked," and the process…
According to an article in Newswire, medical professionals from the UK have discovered a number of protein structures that are associated with Parkinson's disease. The hope is that further research…
Have you ever heard of the Neupro patch? This transdermal delivery system directly delivers a dopamine agonist called rotigotine into the body. For patients with Parkinson's disease, restless legs syndrome,…
The Michael J. Foxx Foundation (MJFF) has recently award $8.8 million of grants to various medical professionals for their research on Parkinson's disease. The aim is to develop more treatments,…
According to the Parkinson’s News Today; in the UK, NRG Therapeutics has been awarded £1 million (about $1.3 million) to continue advancing their studies on the mitochondria responsible for producing…
According to Parkinson's News Today, diet is something that should be monitored in Parkinson's disease patients. Many do not eat enough iron, vitamin B1, zinc, or vitamin D, which was…
To capture the essence of palliative care, the World Health Organization defines it as the prevention and relief of suffering associated with a life-threatening illness. An article in Parkinson’s…
Recently, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) awarded $1.4 million in funding for Modag, a drug developer whose solutions treat patients with neurodegenerative diseases. In fact, says Parkinson's News…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy A study was done to figure out how people with Parkinson’s disease coped with the illness in their day to day lives,…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today, three research teams are set to dig deeper into developing a potential diagnostic tool to diagnose Parkinson’s- an opportunity awarded in the form of…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Information provided by the Michael J. Fox Foundation showed that the majority of patients that had Parkinson’s disease and also contracted COVID-19…
Nobody knows the exact cause of Parkinson's disease. However, many researchers believe that environmental triggers may play a factor. Now, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is encouraging American…
Biogen and Denali Therapeutics are working together to develop DNL151, a treatment for Parkinson's disease. This medication will move into late-stage trials after positive data from ongoing Phase 1/1b studies.…
A new study has found a new way to measure memory in both animals and people. The hope is that this assessment will aid in the research of Parkinson's disease and…
Parkinson’s UK is nonprofit organization striving to help Parkinson's disease research continue amidst this global pandemic. Their goal is to get clinical research, and specifically studies that necessitate patients participating…
At the virtual Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), AC Immune reported positive preclinical trial data for ACI-12589, their forward-thinking diagnostic tool. ACI-12589 is a non-invasive alpha-synuclein positron emission tomography…
Rare disease or health-related foundations often encourage patient advocacy, research, and discussion around new treatments. According to Parkinson's News Today, the Parkinson's Foundation is doing their part in advancing…
As reported in Parkinson's News Today, a new study published in Family Medicine and Community Health has looked into the relationship between concussions and certain other neurological disorders that patients have…
Happy Friday! Did you know that August is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Awareness Month? It's a type of severe skin reaction that often involves admission to a burn unit for treatment. We've…
According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, a recent study may have discovered the origins of chronic pain and damage to the sensory nerves as found in some cases…
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