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.
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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.
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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Parkinson’s May Be Misdiagnosed in Some Cases
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease might actually have NIID instead, according to a joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) published in JAMA Neurology.
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Need for Essential Tremor Treatment is Growing, Per Cala Health Data
Cala Health Inc reports data demonstrating the increasing prevalence of essential tremor (ET) from 2010 to 2018; a high rate of depression and anxiety in patients with ET; and the safety and efficacy of Cala Trio when used in a real-world setting to treat ET.
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Action Tremors Breakthrough Device Designated by FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Cala Trio for the treatment of action tremors in the hands of adults with Parkinson’s disease, Cala Health Inc reports in a news release.
Read MorePhysical Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Alexandra Taratuski, PT, DPT, explains how to optimize your physical therapy treatment sessions and use exercise as a form of medication to overcome symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, in this feature for the Fall 2020 Rehab Management Product Guide.
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Beep Beep, Beep Beep … Bad for Brains
Researchers looking at the brainstems of children and young adults exposed lifelong to air pollution in Mexico City have discovered disturbing evidence of neurological harm. Their study is published in Environmental Research.
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How Spinal Cord Stimulation Could Aid Parkinson’s Symptoms
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, both as a singular therapy and as a “salvage therapy” after deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapies were ineffective, according to researchers from the United States and Japan, in Bioelectronic Medicine.
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Stem Cells Aim to Repair Parkinson’s-Damaged Circuits in Mouse Brains
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers demonstrate a proof-of-concept stem cell treatment in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. They suggest that neurons derived from stem cells can integrate well into the correct regions of the brain, connect with native neurons and restore motor functions.
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Cala Trio Essential Tremor Therapy Safe, Effective in Real-World Conditions, Per Data
Representatives from Cala Health Inc recently presented data demonstrating that Cala Trio therapy is safe and effective in improving tremors in patients with essential tremor (ET) when used at home, unsupervised, and under real-world conditions.
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