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WEBNew method may identify younger people at risk for Parkinson’s. A new method for detecting toxic protein clumps of alpha-synuclein in skin cells may help diagnose Parkinson’s disease up to two decades before motor symptoms appear, according to a …
A Potential Parkinson’s Treatment Has Promising Results
WEBJun 20, 2024 · A small new trial published in the journal Nature Medicine describes what would be two firsts for Parkinson's disease, if they pan out: a diagnostic test and a potential immune-based treatment...
Breakthrough Parkinson’s Treatment Enters Human Trials After ...
WEBAug 7, 2024 · A clinical trial has begun to offer a new treatment to people with Parkinson’s disease, following a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists. This study, conducted on non-human primates, confirmed that the therapeutic delivery method is …
New Parkinson’s Treatments in the Clinical Trial Pipeline for ...
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Extensive research is underway to develop new medications for Parkinson's disease (PD), with several promising candidates at different stages of development.
New Vaccine for Parkinson’s Moves Closer to 1st Human Trials
WEBDec 1, 2022 · An experimental vaccine that stimulates immune responses against three regions of the alpha-synuclein protein — whose toxic clumps contribute to Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) — is moving into late-stage preclinical research aimed at supporting future requests to test it in clinical trials.
Parkinson's vaccine seen to target toxic protein in Phase 1 trial
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Treatment with UB-312, a vaccine designed to trigger an immune response against toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein, reduced these damaging aggregations in people with Parkinson’s disease in a Phase 1 trial.
Newly discovered trigger for Parkinson's may lead to better ...
WEBMedical News Today September 26, 2023 Researchers have discovered that two genes may disrupt the function of synapses between dopaminergic neurons before the nerve cells themselves are affected in Parkinson's disease.