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Cancer drug shows promise in battling Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a lifelong condition that affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. As a result, people with this neurodegenerative disease experience tremors, changes in speech, gait issues, and muscle rigidity. Though it has no cure, a new drug used to treat cancer shows promise in treating Parkinson’s.

17 Dec 2019

Study shows nilotinib drug is safe and well tolerated in patients with Parkinson's disease

A clinical trial investigating the repurposed cancer drug nilotinib in people with Parkinson's disease finds that it is reasonably safe and well tolerated.

17 Dec 2019

New gene therapy has potential to reverse disease processes

Scientists have developed a new gene-therapy technique by transforming human cells into mass producers of tiny nano-sized particles full of genetic material that has the potential to reverse disease processes.

17 Dec 2019

New study improves understanding of widespread diseases

When proteins in the brain form deposits consisting of insoluble aggregates, diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's can occur. Now a research team has come a step closer to understanding this process.

14 Dec 2019

Neuroscientists develop new method for uniquely targeted gene therapy

Neuroscientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new technology that engineers the shell of a virus to deliver gene therapy to the exact cell type in the body that needs to be treated. The researchers believe that the new technology can be likened to dramatically accelerating evolution from millions of years to weeks.

13 Dec 2019

Clinical Research Pathways, WellStar Health System partner to increase diversity in oncology research

Clinical Research Pathways is partnering with WellStar Health System to increase diversity in oncology research to help ensure that new cancer medicines are effective for patients of all races and ethnicities.

12 Dec 2019

Taking long midday naps or sleeping nine or more hours at night may increase stroke risk

People who take long naps during the day or sleep nine or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published in the December 11, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Dec 2019

Study may help explain why deep-brain stimulation does not work for everyone

People with severe Parkinson's disease or other neurological conditions that cause intractable symptoms such as uncontrollable shaking, muscle spasms, seizures, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are sometimes treated with electric stimulators placed inside the brain.

10 Dec 2019

New study uncovers the genetic basis of memory

New research has uncovered the genetic basis for different functions of memory.

10 Dec 2019

Study may provide novel therapeutic approach for Huntington's, Parkinson's diseases

Insights from their study may provide a novel therapeutic approach for diseases such as Huntington's and Parkinson's.

8 Dec 2019

Discovery of protein function opens door to potential therapies for addiction, behavioral disorders

The human brain consists of several intricate networks or "circuits." One such complex circuit, called the "reward circuit," is involved in reward-associated learning, a process in which nerve cell activity changes in response to a "reward" stimulus (something that the brain perceives as a reward).

5 Dec 2019

Molecular makeup of abnormal proteins in brain diseases shows structural diversity

Parkinson's and multisystem atrophy - both of them neurodegenerative diseases - are associated with the accumulation of alpha-synuclein proteins in the brain.

4 Dec 2019

People can enhance attention by controlling their own alpha brain waves, study shows

Having trouble paying attention? MIT neuroscientists may have a solution for you: Turn down your alpha brain waves.

4 Dec 2019

Failure in proteasome transportation system may cause neurodegenerative diseases

All neurodegenerative diseases have a common thread: the appearance of protein clumps in the brain such as amyloid-beta plaques in Alzheimer's disease and alpha synuclein aggregates in Parkinson's.

3 Dec 2019

Study: Most Australian GPs widely use placebos

Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos (active treatments used primarily to generate positive expectations) more commonly used than inert placebos, according to a new study.

2 Dec 2019

Swimming a 'no-no' for those undergoing deep brain stimulation therapy

Researchers have found that persons who have had a deep brain stimulation device implanted for treatment of Parkinson’s disease may have lost their ability to swim. The small study was titled, “Beware of deep water after subthalamic deep brain stimulation,” and was published in the latest issue of Neurology this week.

28 Nov 2019

Parkinson's Disease News and Research

Latest Parkinson's Disease News and Research

Cancer drug shows promise in battling Parkinson’s disease

Study shows nilotinib drug is safe and well tolerated in patients with Parkinson's disease

New gene therapy has potential to reverse disease processes

New study improves understanding of widespread diseases

Neuroscientists develop new method for uniquely targeted gene therapy

Clinical Research Pathways, WellStar Health System partner to increase diversity in oncology research

Taking long midday naps or sleeping nine or more hours at night may increase stroke risk

Study may help explain why deep-brain stimulation does not work for everyone

New study uncovers the genetic basis of memory

Study may provide novel therapeutic approach for Huntington's, Parkinson's diseases

Discovery of protein function opens door to potential therapies for addiction, behavioral disorders

Molecular makeup of abnormal proteins in brain diseases shows structural diversity

People can enhance attention by controlling their own alpha brain waves, study shows

Failure in proteasome transportation system may cause neurodegenerative diseases

Study: Most Australian GPs widely use placebos

Swimming a 'no-no' for those undergoing deep brain stimulation therapy

Researchers move closer to new screening technology for early detection of Parkinson's disease

Skiing associated with reduced risk of vascular dementia but not Alzheimer’s

Stem cells do not take the day off on national holidays

Air pollution associated with greater risk of glaucoma

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Parkinson's Disease News and Research

Latest Parkinson's Disease News and Research

eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

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