AbbVie submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ABBV-951 (foscarbidopa/foslevodopa) for the treatment of motor fluctuations in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease.
The Parkinson’s Foundation has announced the expansion of PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease, a first-of-its-kind national initiative offering genetic testing and counseling for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) at no cost.
Theravance Biopharma announced mixed results from a study evaluating the use of ampreloxetine to reduce symptomatic neurogenic orthostatis hypotension (nOH).
Maybe Spider-Man was on to something. Although spider silk and synthetic forms have been used for a wide range of applications – including bullet-proof clothing, biodegradable bottles, and bandages and surgical thread – new research suggests it may have a use for cancer therapies.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences found that activating a specialized group of neurons within the brainstem of mice restored full movement function in mice with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Arkuda Therapeutics secured $64 million in Series B financing. This adds to the $44 million Series A the company achieved in November 2019.
Scientists have pondered possible linkages between COVID-19 and the onset of Parkinson’s disease for more than a year, and a new report published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience details that correlation.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is acquiring Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $400 million as the Rockville, Maryland-based company is expanding its portfolio of treatments for Parkinson’s disease and reducing reliance on the drugmaker’s top-selling epilepsy medicine, Trokendi XR.
Swiss pharma giant Roche announced a partnership with Shape Therapeutics valued at more than $3 billion that will attempt to harness the Seattle-based company’s RNA editing platform to take on neurodegenerative diseases as well as others.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc and U.S. firm Alector Inc. will together develop antibody-based treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other similar diseases in a deal worth up to $2.2 billion, the drugmakers said on July 2.
