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.
Acorda Therapeutics Inc. submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Inbrija (CVT-301, levodopa inhalation powder). Acorda is developing Inbrija as a treatment for symptoms of OFF periods in people with Parkinson’s taking a carbidopa/levodopa regimen. OFF periods refer to the re-emergence of Parkinson’s symptoms. The trade name for CVT-301, Inbrija, has been conditionally accepted by the FDA.
Reuters Health – Parkinson disease may have become more common over the past 30 years, at least according to a study in one Minnesota county. “This is the first evidence […]
Biogen plans to spin off hemophilia drug business into a public company
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An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration backed an approval for Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug for psychosis related to Parkinson’s disease. Nuplazid’s benefits outweighed the risks, the […]
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U.S. health regulators said on Monday that there was no evidence of increased cardiovascular risks related to Novartis AG’s treatment, Stalevo, for Parkinson’s disease. Recommendations for using the drug, which […]
Stanford University researchers are using the most sophisticated fly catcher in the world with the potential to speed up the rate of scientific insight into diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. […]
Could Body Posture During Sleep Affect How Your Brain Clears Waste? Stony Brook, NY – August 4, 2015 – Sleeping in the lateral, or side position, as compared to sleeping […]
Data Presented at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders APL-130277, Sublingual Apomorphine, for On-Demand Treatment of OFF Episodes Associated with Parkinson’s Disease TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 25, […]