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Jan 10, 2025 · Hearing loss may be early warning sign for Parkinson’s disease: Study. Hearing loss may be a risk factor for developing Parkinson’s disease, or may be an early warning sign of the neurodegenerative condition, according to a new study from the U.K.
New Parkinson’s drug could slow or reverse progression of …
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 ...
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 treatment...
Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We Could Already Have an FDA …
Parkinson's symptoms mainly result from the death or impairment of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain's substantia nigra, a region involved in fine motor control.This is thought to be caused by Lewy bodies, which are abnormal clumps of protein mostly consisting of misfolded alpha-synuclein that travel between neurons.. Alpha-synuclein shown by positive staining (brown) in a Lewy body in ...
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.
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...
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...
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Parkinson's Drug Reduces Disease Markers in Breakthrough Trial
Mar 11, 2024 · A novel therapy designed to clear toxic clumps of a protein thought to be responsible for Parkinson's disease has shown promise in early clinical trials.
Parkinson's disease - Latest research and news - Nature
Jan 5, 2018 · 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...