New Drug Approved for Orthostatic Hypotension
Droxidopa capsules (marketed as Northera) have been granted accelerated approval to treat symptoms of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, a rare, chronic and often debilitating drop in blood pressure upon standing associated…
Parkinson’s Voice Initiative
Last year many of you took part in the Parkinson’s Voice Initiative which aims to use voice analysis to diagnose and monitor Parkinson’s. PatientsLikeMe have now launched the next stage…
Major Discovery in Stem Cell Research?
The 29th January edition of the Guardian reports that a radical and remarkably easy way to make cells that can grow into any tissue in the body has been developed…
Strength Training for Parkinson’s
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say that high-intensity strength training produced significant improvements in quality of life, mood and motor function in older patients with Parkinson’s disease.…
Quality Control of Mitochondria
Science Daily reports that scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada have discovered that two genes linked to hereditary Parkinson’s disease, PINK1 and parkin, are involved in…
Gene Therapy Results Promising
A new gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease has achieved promising results in its first human tests, involving 15 patients. Professor Nicholas Mazarakis, Head of Gene Therapy at the Division of…