As you may already know, my uncle Brandon was a proud man. He liked to do what he could, when he could, and how he could, on his own terms. Even something as ordinary as putting on a jacket meant something to him. He had been doing it for decades…
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A team of U.S. scientists has compiled a large data set of remotely collected data from people with and without Parkinson’s disease, which the scientists hope will serve as an important tool for developing strategies to diagnose the disorder remotely using artificial intelligence (AI). “By pairing task-derived behavioral features…
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Hopledo (IPX203), an extended-release formulation of levodopa and carbidopa sold as Crexont in the U.S., has now won approval in the European Union as a treatment for adults with Parkinson’s disease who experience motor fluctuations despite medications. The decision, by the European Commission, was based in large part…
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A score derived from gene activity measured in blood samples can predict a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment and gait freezing in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a study. The findings demonstrate that gene activity signatures in blood capture aspects of Parkinson’s biology that are not fully…
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A compound derived from a Himalayan herb may help boost the effectiveness of levodopa in Parkinson’s disease, according to a study done in rats. Data indicate that co-administration of the herbal compound with levodopa leads to higher dopamine levels in the brain due to changes in the activity of…
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Blood levels of three biomarkers — clusterin (CLU), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) — may help identify cognitive impairment and assess its progression in people with Parkinson’s disease, a study suggests. A model combining the three blood markers with measures of motor disease severity was…
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