Parkinson's Disease
FDA/CDC
FDA OKs Novel Levodopa-Based Continuous Sub-Q Regimen for Parkinson’s Disease
This new, non-surgical regimen provides continuous delivery of levodopa morning, day, and night.
Conference Coverage
Is Pimavanserin a Better Option for Parkinson’s Psychosis?
Pimavanserin yielded significant improvement across all parameters of efficacy without worsening motor symptoms and was very well tolerated.
Latest News
SGLT2 Inhibitor Reduces Risk for Neurodegenerative Diseases in T2D
Those receiving SGLT2i treatment had a 21% reduced risk for all-cause dementia and a 22% reduced risk for all-cause dementia and Parkinson’s...
Latest News
Parkinson’s Risk in Women and History of Migraine: New Data
Migraine was not associated with a higher risk for PD than that of nonmigraine headaches.
Literature Review
Fecal Transplant: A New Approach for Parkinson’s Disease?
Impacting motor and nonmotor Parkinson’s disease symptoms through gut microbiota manipulation is an area currently being investigated.
Conference Coverage
New Parkinson’s Disease Gene Discovered
A variant in PMSF1, a proteasome regulator, was identified in 15 families from 13 countries around the world, with 22 affected individuals.
Latest News
Change in Clinical Definition of Parkinson’s Triggers Debate
Historically, Parkinson’s, Lewy body disease were diagnosed by symptoms; advances may allow for pathologic diagnosis.
Hitting a Nerve
Another Social Media Snowball
The intersection between medical research and mass media becomes increasingly problematic in the social media era, where things that are...
From the Journals
Is Anxiety a Prodromal Feature of Parkinson’s Disease?
The risk for Parkinson’s disease was double in those with anxiety, compared with the non-anxiety group.
Feature
The Appendix: Is It ’Useless,’ or a Safe House and Immune Training Ground?
It turns out the appendix, as easy to dismiss as it is to remove, may have a vital purpose after all, including protecting us from...
Literature Review
Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease: Diagnostic Dilemma