Parkinson`S Disease Articles & Analysis

New research shows a link between use of two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson's disease. People who used either pesticide developed Parkinson's disease approximately 2.5 times more often than non-users. The study was a collaborative effort conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of ...

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Grant Awards – November 2, 2010 – Population Diagnostics was awarded two federal grants totaling $489,000 under a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted in 2010. The grant applications, which were reviewed and approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are entitled: "Development of an Autism Early Detection Genetic Test" ...

By Population Bio, Inc. a Precision Medicine Company

Newronika, a spin-off of world-class neurological research centers Policlinico of Milan and University of Milan, has raised an 8.4 million Euros Series-A round. The investment was led by French venture capital fund Omnes together with existing investors Innogest Capital and Indaco Venture Partners SGR ("Indaco SGR") on behalf of Indaco Ventures I and Atlante Ventures funds. F3F and an undisclosed ...

By Newronika S.p.A.

Collaborative Effort to Further Validate Genetic Variants SUNNYVALE, Calif. and MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center announced today that they, in partnership with Population Diagnostics, Inc., have discovered a number of new genes relevant to the cause of Parkinson's disease. The innovative approach used for this study focuses ...

By Population Bio, Inc. a Precision Medicine Company

New York, N.Y., June 25, 2013 -- Lauren Sciences LLC, a privately-held biotechnology company continuing development of its novel V-Smart™ platform technology, announced today the award of a second grant by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The company recently completed the first stage of developing V-Smart™-based therapeutics for the treatment of ...

By Lauren Sciences LLC

NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: NMTC) ("NeuroOne" or the "Company"), a medical technology company focused on improving surgical care options and outcomes for patients suffering from neurological disorders, today announced the publication of the 2022 Annual Letter to Shareholders published in the Company's Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders that occurred on ...

By NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) and Biopas Laboratories today announced that they have entered into distribution and supply agreements to commercialize INBRIJA in Latin America. INBRIJA is indicated in the United States for the intermittent treatment of episodic motor fluctuations (OFF episodes) in adult patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) treated with a levodopa/dopa-decarboxylase ...

By Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that Esteve Pharmaceuticals GmbH has launched INBRIJA® 33 mg (levodopa inhalation powder, hard capsules) in Germany. INBRIJA is indicated in the EU for the intermittent treatment of episodic motor fluctuations (OFF episodes) in adult patients with Parkinson’s disease treated with a levodopa/dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor.(1) Under ...

By Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

MODAG, a German biotechnology company focused on the development of disease-modifying small molecule therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the successful completion of its first clinical trial of anle138b (NCT04208152) in healthy volunteers. The Company’s lead candidate, which was administered in doses of up to 300 mg daily, demonstrated excellent safety and ...

By MODAG GmbH

An analysis of several studies shows that people with Parkinson’s disease have a significantly higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer and the leading cause of death from skin diseases. The research is published in the June 7, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder ...

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

An analysis of several studies shows that people with Parkinson’s disease have a significantly higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer and the leading cause of death from skin diseases. The research is published in the June 7, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder ...

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

NDI Medical, LLC, a venture and commercialization firm that funds and develops innovative neurodevice technologies, has launched its next portfolio company, Deep Brain Innovations, LLC (DBI). DBI will commercialize its groundbreaking technology that is designed to optimize deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Currently available DBS therapy is ...

By Neuro Device Innovations (NDI)

The Medicines Agency of Sweden, MPA, has authorised Herantis Pharma Plc and Renishaw plc's randomised, placebo-controlled Phase 1-2 clinical study, for the investigation of Cerebral Dopamine Neurotrophic Factor (CDNF) and Renishaw's chronic drug delivery system, in Parkinson's patients. The first study site to start patient recruitment will be the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, ...

By Renishaw plc

Alkahest, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing transformative therapies to treat age-related diseases, today announced the dosing of the first patient in a phase 2 clinical trial of AKST4290, an orally administered CCR3 inhibitor, for treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The trial, AKST4290-211 (TEAL), is funded in part by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for ...

By Alkahest, Inc.

VeriSIM Life (VeriSIM), the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled, unique R&D decisions de-risker for breakthrough drug development, today announced the acquisition of Molomics Biotech, a privately-held drug discovery company that leverages proprietary AI technology to design more efficacious and safer therapeutics to achieve higher successes in clinical trials. Founded in 2015 in ...

By VeriSIM Life

Pioneering technology platform rapidly uncovers the genetic causes of unsolved diseases and redefines the understanding of rare and complex genetic diseases. Melville, NY, (February 28, 2017) Population Bio (PB) – a global leader in gene discovery announced, in support of World Rare Disease Day, its continued investment in its CNV Beacon® gene discovery platform which delivers new ...

By Population Bio, Inc. a Precision Medicine Company

OFF episodes are an unmet medical need with a great impact on the quality of life of Parkinson’s disease patients. Oral levodopa does not prevent the occurrence of OFF episodes, nor enables their fast resolve, mainly because of a highly variable and unreliable absorption through this route of administration. The pulmonary administration of levodopa results in faster and more reliable ...

By Pureims B.V.

BlueRock Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer AG, announced the closeout of the first of two cohorts in its ongoing Phase 1 (Ph1), open-label trial of pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. The purpose of the Ph1 clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and ...

By BlueRock Therapeutics

Stem Pharm has been awarded a $1.7 million SBIR grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize its induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived model of the central nervous system for drug discovery and toxicology applications. Stem Pharm’s model fills a commercial need to accurately reflect the complexity of cell ...

By Stem Pharm, Inc

Axial Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to building a unique class of gut-targeted programs for neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, today announced that management will present at the H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET. About Axial Biotherapeutics Axial Biotherapeutics is a clinical stage ...

By Axial Therapeutics Inc.