Parkinson Disease

A recent study showed the relationship between genes associated with lysosomal function and environmental exposure to pesticides in Parkinson disease.

Kenneth Ngo, MD, medical director for the Brain Injury Program at Brooks Rehabilitation’s 3 inpatient hospitals, highlighted how cotreatment between music therapy and physical therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for patients with Parkinson disease.

Using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) Coding Test score, SAGE-718 failed to distinguish itself from placebo.

Drs Isaacson, Pahwa, and Gupta discuss the management of dyskinesia and providing good ON time in Parkinson’s disease, sharing practical tips for early identification and treatment of dyskinesia, as well as their experience with current treatments.

Larry Gifford, a patient living with Parkinson Disease and president of the PD Avengers, discussed sleep issues and nighttime symptoms faced by millions of patients with the disease worldwide.

Tavapadon's phase 3 success complements ongoing monotherapy trials, addressing the need for effective and well-tolerated PD therapies.

Patients experienced improvements in ON/OFF time and motor function, with favorable tolerability, paving the way for a phase 2 trial.

Neal K. Shah, CEO of CareYaya Health Technologies, an AI innovator in neurological care, discussed how technology is poised to transform the fight against Parkinson, with the potential to improve millions of lives and advance health equity.

Even at the highest modal dose range, findings from the phase 3 RISE-PD trial showed that IPX203 did not increase safety risks for patients with Parkinson disease over time.

The professor of neurology at University of Rochester discussed a new model on how Parkinson disease may originate, highlighting potential environmental causes and progression. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

SPN-830, an apomorphine infusion device, had its new drug application submitted using data from the phase 3 TOLEDO trial.

Findings from a recent study revealed the significant influence of lysosomal polygenic burden on cognitive decline in patients Parkinson disease who also have a low risk of Alzheimer disease.

Although results from the phase 2 LixiPark trial showed that lixisenatide may slow motor symptom progression in early Parkinson disease, reported gastrointestinal adverse effects raise some safety considerations.

Zoltan Mari, MD, shares advice and tips to physicians and patients for the use of wearable devices in PD.

An expert neurologist highlights resources for patients and physicians to gain access to wearable devices to aide with management of PD.

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial failed to show any beneficial symptomatic effect of 4-month treatment with 1.75–3.5 mg/day bumetanide on Parkinson disease.

The findings were consistent with the chemical's known carcinogenicity and supportive of the emerging preclinical and epidemiological evidence that ties TCE exposure to patients with PD.

A recent study revealed that digital composite measures for bradykinesia outperformed traditional assessment methods for Parkinson disease over a 12-month period.

Zoltan Mari, MD, provides an overview of the use of smartphone applications to help patients manage PD, highlighting a keyboard typing assistance app.

An expert neurologist discusses sensory-based wearable devices used to control PD symptoms, commenting on challenges with these devices.

At AD/PD 2024, AC Immune SA presented an update on the company's phase 2 VacSYn trial assessing ACI-7104.056, an anti-α-synuclein active immunotherapy, for patients with Parkinson disease.

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New data presented at the 2024 AD/PD Conference revealed the potential of smartphone speech analysis metrics as a biomarker for hypokinetic dysarthria in early Parkinson disease.

Expert neurologists discuss strategies to widen the therapeutic window of Parkinson’s disease and options available to treat dyskinesia, providing better control of Parkinson’s disease.

Recent data highlighted the benefit of Gain Therapeutics’ GT-02287 mechanism of action in alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress and enhancing lysosomal enzyme activity.

A phase 2a trial demonstrated significant cognitive improvement in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia from Alzheimer or Parkinson disease through combination adrenergic activator therapy.

Zoltan Mari, MD, dives deeper into tremors, a troublesome feature of PD, and what devices are available and upcoming to diagnose, monitor, and control tremors.

Zoltan Mari, MD, reviews the available wearable devices used to monitor bradykinesia and dyskinesia in patients with PD, as well as benefits and challenges associated with the devices.

The phase 2 study for risvodetinib in Parkinson disease aims to halt disease progression and reverse functional loss.

This complex waste clearance pathway within the CNS plays a crucial role in maintaining brain homeostasis, as a mechanism of protein waste removal alongside autophagy and protein aggregate ubiquitination.