Levodopa, a standard treatment for Parkinson’s disease, can cause uncontrolled movements called dyskinesia — and this side effect may be driven by changes in a specific receptor component in certain brain cells, a new study shows. Scientists found that an experimental gene therapy…
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Montara Therapeutics received a $1 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to develop a Parkinson’s disease treatment designed to work primarily in the brain and minimize effects on the rest of the body. The new drug will target the mTOR biological pathway.
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Before my dad’s Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2013, my understanding of the disease was limited. I knew someone from church who had it, mainly because their tremors made it extremely visible. But I knew little about the disease’s nuances, such as who is most likely to be diagnosed with it, how…
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) awarded Lysoway Therapeutics $3.4 million in funding to support the development of an investigational therapy targeting the TMEM175 protein. The grant is part of the foundation’s Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program, which aims to accelerate the development of potential…
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As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, my family and I did our best to support my late uncle Brandon after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. We all pitched in, so there was almost always someone around to help him out. At least, that was the plan. One…
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More than 2,000 potential participants have been identified for screening in a Parkinson’s clinical trial, thanks to the Parkinson’s Foundation‘s PD Trial Navigator matching program. The Phase 2 trial (NCT06680830), known as NEULARK, is evaluating Neuron23‘s experimental therapy, NEU-411, in up to 150 people with early-stage,…
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