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4 days ago · Wireless DBS rallies neuron activity, motor function in Parkinson’s mice. A nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation (DBS) system restored the activity of degenerating neurons and increased dopamine release in cellular and mouse models of Parkinson’s disease, a study shows.
A Potential Parkinson’s Treatment Has Promising Results
Jun 20, 2024 · A small new trial published in the journal Nature Medicine describes what would be two firsts for Parkinson's disease, if they pan out: a diagnostic test and a potential immune-based...
New Parkinson’s drug could slow or reverse progression of disease ...
Aug 21, 2024 · “People with Parkinson’s should be aware that although the findings were interesting, this was only a safety, tolerability and immunogenicity study, and thus there is a long way to go for development of this treatment,” Michael S. Okun, M.D., Parkinson’s Foundation medical adviser and director at the Norman Fixel Institute for ...
Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an
Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible for Parkinson's disease from cell-to-cell in the brain.
FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
Oct. 18, 2024 -- The FDA has approved a new injectable treatment for adults with advanced Parkinson’s disease called Vyalev (also known as Produodopa). This new option is designed to help...
New Vaccine for Parkinson’s Moves Closer to 1st Human Trials
Dec 1, 2022 · An experimental vaccine that stimulates immune responses against three regions of the alpha-synuclein protein — whose toxic clumps contribute to Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) — is moving into late-stage preclinical research aimed at supporting future requests to test it in clinical trials.
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New Findings About Key Pathological Protein in Parkinson’s Disease …
Dec 18, 2023 · A so-called pathological protein long associated with Parkinson’s disease has been found in a new study to trigger cells to increase protein synthesis, an event that eventually kills the subset of brain cells that die off in this neurodegenerative condition.
Parkinson’s patient moves freely again after world-first
May 8, 2024 · Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully implanted 7 million lab-grown brain cells into a patient to treat Parkinson's disease. Swedish resident Thomas Matsson was the first...
Parkinson's disease - Latest research and news | Nature
4 days ago · Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement and problems with gait. Motor symptoms...