Parkinson’s
An enzyme-targeting approach may offer a new route to treating Parkinson’s disease and traumatic brain injury (TBI), research in mice suggests. Parkinson’s is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects more than 10m people worldwide. Current treatments address symptoms but do not prevent the underlying loss of nerve cells that drives the disease. [...]
A Parkinson’s technology company has secured a €317,762 EU grant to extend its monitoring algorithms to third-party wearable devices. InSignals Neurotech will use the funding to enable its proprietary algorithms to operate remotely through devices including smartwatches and smart rings. The development aims to support continuous monitoring of Parkinson’s disease outside clinical settings. [...]
Sport Parkinson's co-founder Charlie Appleyard has been awarded an MBE for services to people with Parkinson’s and fundraising. Appleyard with Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological condition that mainly affects movement, after being diagnosed with the condition in 2016 at the age of 39. Despite the daily challenges he faces, Appleyard has championed more [...]
Too many Parkinson's patients and others are missing life-saving medication or getting it late in overcrowded A&Es, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has warned. The RCEM shared findings on 3 June from its latest Quality Improvement Programme report. RCEM’s Quality Improvement Programmes aim to drive improvements in specific areas of practice within A&E [...]
A singer with Parkinson's has used AI to continue his music career after symptoms made guitar playing increasingly difficult. London-based singer-songwriter Samuel Smith, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020, recently released his second album, The Art of Letting Go. For Horizon, an instrumental track on the album, Smith used AI [...]
Vermont has become the first US state to ban paraquat, amid concerns over studies linking the herbicide to Parkinson’s disease. Phil Scott, the governor, signed the legislation on Tuesday. The new law takes effect on November 1, although it allows state regulators to issue special permits for paraquat use on fruit-producing tree orchards, berries and [...]
US researchers have developed a robotic hand that can hear a melody once and play it back after just two minutes of self-taught practice on a keyboard, without relying on sheet music or pre-programmed scores. The scientists say that the approach could pave the way for new Parkinson’s therapies. The hand grew so capable that [...]
Cellular Intelligence has acquired global rights to Novo Nordisk’s clinical-stage cell therapy programme for Parkinson’s disease. As part of the agreement, Novo Nordisk will make an equity investment in Cellular Intelligence and will be eligible for future milestone payments and royalties. Cellular Intelligence said it aims to continue clinical development of the programme [...]
A non-surgical brain stimulation technique improved Parkinson’s movement symptoms in a small pilot study. The approach targets deep brain circuits from outside the skull, without the need to implant electrodes. Researchers said the early findings must be tested in larger studies before the technique can be considered for clinical use. The study, involving [...]
A brain switch tied to arousal and movement could help explain Parkinson’s symptoms and point to possible treatment approaches, new research suggests. Researchers say the mechanism may also offer clues for conditions linked to stress responses, including alcohol use disorder. The findings come from studies in mice, so more research is needed before any potential [...]
