Parkinson's Disease/Movement Disorders News

A Georgia-based biotechnology company has secured a U.S. patent for an exosome-based therapy to treat neuroinflammation that occurs in a range of neurodegenerative disease, according to the manufacturer.

In two large trials of individuals with Parkinson’s disease, dementia occurred less frequently and later in the disease course than previously thought, according to new research published in Neurology.

The first 100 patients have been enrolled in a clinical trial investigating a novel light therapy device intended to treat individuals with Parkinson’s disease, according to the manufacturer.

The FDA has approved Medtronic’s Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as well as those with essential tremor, according to the manufacturer.

The FDA has approved Crexont extended-release capsules for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, according to the manufacturer.

Body composition patterns associated with weight and fat distribution were strongly correlated with neurodegenerative disease and brain aging, mediated by cardiovascular disease, according to research published in Neurology.

Annovis Bio Inc. has secured a U.S. patent for methods of treating acute traumatic brain injuries with its lead drug candidate, an oral, small molecule neurotoxic protein inhibitor.

Improvements in “on” time were observed as early as day 3 after treatment initiation with an investigational subcutaneous combination therapy for Parkinson’s disease, which also led to significant improvement by day 7, data show.

Antidopaminergic medications were linked to worsening cognitive and functional effects that accelerate disease progression in Huntington’s disease, according to research presented at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology.

The FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation to a Bay Area-based biopharmaceutical company for its autologous, fully human CD19 chimeric antigen receptor to treat those with refractory stiff person syndrome.