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Treating the Stigma of Parkinson’s Disease
Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson’s disease are inadequate if they do not address the effects of stigma on patients, according to a new report.
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Researchers Synthesize Molecule that Fights Parkinson’s
Scientists have discovered a method for synthesizing a molecule found in sea sponges that could be used to combat Parkinson’s disease.
Implantable Electronics Could Treat Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson’s Disease
Flexible implantable electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.
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Patients with Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Have Higher Comorbidities and Costs, Per Cala Health Research
Patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease have a higher prevalence of comorbidities, according to new research from Cala Health.
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Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Neurosurgeons Provide Focused Ultrasound Technology for First Time
Focused ultrasound offers treatment for people suffering from essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders.
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Statin Drug Therapy May Lower the Risk of Parkinsonism
Older people taking statins have a lower chance of developing parkinsonism later compared to people who weren’t taking statins, per research.
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JOGO-Gx Shows Early Success in Treating Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
JOGO-Gx, a digital therapeutic that taps into the neuroplasticity of the brain using biofeedback, shows early success as a Parkinson’s treatment.
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Cala Health Expands Affordable Access for Patients with Essential Tremor
New coding and coverage by commercial and government payors makes it easier for physicians to prescribe and patients to afford Cala Health’s clinically proven treatment for essential tremor, Cala Trio therapy, the company notes in a media release.
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Parkinson’s Disease Mutation Misdirects Iron in the Brain
A common gene mutation for Parkinson’s disease drives mislocalization of iron in activated microglia, according to a study published recently in PLOS Biology, by Mark Cookson of the National Institute on Aging and colleagues.
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Transcranial Stimulation Enhances Beneficial Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Gait in Parkinson’s Patients
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can increase the benefits of aerobic exercise and improve the gait of patients with Parkinson’s disease immediately after a session, researchers suggest, in Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair.
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Researchers Develop New Way to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases
Some proteins in cells can separate into small droplets like oil droplets in water, but faults in this process may underlie neurodegenerative diseases in the brains of older people. Now, Rutgers researchers have developed a new method to quantify protein droplets involved in these diseases, which they explain in the journal Biophysical Reports.
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ALS Patients Get $15 Million for Care in California
California’s budget for FY 2021-2022, recently signed by its governor, Gavin Newsom, includes $15 million in funding for the care and treatment of people living with ALS. It also includes $8.4 million to fund Parkinson’s disease data collection and research, according to separate news releases.
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FDA Approves SenSight Directional Lead System for DBS Therapy
Medtronic plc announces the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and first US implants of the SenSight Directional Lead System used for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy.
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Study Explores Anxiety of Living with Parkinson’s
Anxiety amplifies the physical signs of Parkinson’s disease, according to people who experience both conditions, researchers suggest, in a study published in PLOS ONE.
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Managing Essential Tremor at Home Via Cala Trio is Feasible, New Data Suggests
In-person assessments may not fully capture at-home hand tremor fluctuations for patients with essential tremor (ET). In addition, an evaluation of hand tremor can be performed via telemedicine appointment to prescribe Cala Trio, Cala Health Inc suggests.
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Parkinson’s Smell Test Development Receives Fox Foundation Funds
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded a $670,000 grant to Yesse Technologies Inc to advance its nose-on-chip platform to detect the characteristic smell linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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How is the Parkinson’s Community Coping with COVID?
The Parkinson’s Foundation announces the results of a survey measuring how people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Complete results are available in npj Parkinson’s Disease.
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