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…
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a leader in therapies for rare and genetic diseases, has reached an important milestone in its ongoing collaboration with Alexion, AstraZeneca’s rare disease division. The achievement,…
A team of scientists from Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute have introduced a significant breakthrough in the study of complex…
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…
Athletes experiencing multiple brain injuries now have more to worry about than ever. Excessive traumas to the brain common in sports like boxing and football, are now being linked to…
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…
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…
It is important that we understand how medical conditions impact everyone, as knowledge helps with future research, drug development, and more. Unfortunately, medical research is not always inclusive. Because of…
A recent article in Genetic Engineering and Biology News describes a study conducted by Gladstone Institute researchers that brings new insights to the role of genes in connection with…
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