The first patient has undergone stem cell transplant treatment in the third cohort of a Phase I clinical study of the experimental treatment ISC-hpNSC for Parkinson’s disease. The full article can…
According to a story from businesswire.com, the company Prana Biotechnology Ltd recently announced that it is beginning the recruitment process for its Phase 1 clinical trial of its investigational product…
According to a story from BBC, Alex Hill was just eight-years-old when his mother, Sarah, started forming a hunch that something was off. The first warning sign came when Alex…
A woman from the UK, whose husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease many years ago, has the unique distinction of being able to detect the disease in patients through a…
New research is showing that patients sometimes use crowdfund websites to pay for fake stem cell transplants and other dubious medical procedures, according to a story from medicalxpress.com. Crowdfunding websites…
A recent study published online at JAMA Neurology, provides evidence that exercise is not only safe for Parkinson's disease, but may also hold the key to stopping the advancement of…
According to a story from The Independent, an NHS trust has issued a recall for around 2,500 patients after concerns were raised about the treatment they were receiving from senior…
When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD) in 2000, I first thought of my three children and how my diagnosis would impact them. How would I tell them? Would I…
A drug called Anavex 2-73 being developed to treat Parkinson’s disease dementia is planned to undergo testing in a Phase 2 clinical trial, reports Globe Newswire. Parkinson’s disease is a…
An organisation called PatientsLikeMe that helps to represent patients to governments and pharmaceutical companies has published a press release about the results of two recent studies designed to define and…
Neurologists working at the NYU School of Medicine have developed a test that can identify some rare degenerative brain diseases, reports NYU Langone Health. Published in the Annals of Neurology…
According to a story from markets.financialcontent.com, approximately 300 Parkinson's disease advocates and disease experts are slated to meet in Washington, DC for the Parkinson's Policy Forum. This year, the event…
Scientists in California at Salk Institute for Biological Studies are currently developing a drug that can mimic the effects in the body usually obtained from exercise, reports the National Post.…
According to a story from Morningstar, the pharmaceutical company Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals announced that its drug candidate EHP-102 was given Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S Food and Drug Administration…
New medicines for Parkinson’s may be around the corner. The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) recently approved one drug, and accepted application another. Both new drugs treat…
A breakthrough app won the Henry Ford Health System’s first artificial intelligence challenge. A team from Israel developed the app to assist in monitoring conditions such as Parkinson’s and hydrocephalus.…
According to an article from Parkinson's News Today, a recent analysis testing transcranial magnetic stimulation demonstrated that the procedure was not effective in treating the depression that is a common…
A new clinical study starts soon and researchers are looking for 75 volunteers. The phase two clinical trial will be testing the safety and tolerability of the drug nilotinib in…
Doctors of semi-professional soccer player, Matt Dimbylow, believes he developed Parkinson's disease at the young age of 36-years-old due to a head injury he sustained playing the sport, reports Mirror.…
Coffee or tea is the preferred way for many people to start their morning. That extra boost of caffeine just seems to get things rolling. New research suggests that caffeine…
Doctors from the Colorado University School of Medicine recently conducted research indicating that an exercise protein could help prevent the onset of Parkinson’s disease symptoms. Parkinson’s disease is a rare…
A study recently published in the journal, Brain, has suggested that deficiencies in lysosomal storage genes may promote the development of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a central nervous system…
The Washington Post published a bizarre story earlier this month that is equal parts interesting and terrifying! A US National Security Agency counterintelligence officer (AKA a spy) is claiming that while…
Although Parkinson's disease (PD) affects men and women equally, researchers have discovered an area of disparity: care giving. A study published this month in Neurology by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine…
If you have a rare disease, chances are, sometimes you feel all alone in your experience. When you look around, there are people all over the world fighting similar battles.…
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