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Singapore's largest institute launched to improve treatment for stroke, Parkinson disease

The National Neuroscience Research Institute Singapore - a joint venture by the National Neuroscience Institute and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School - has been launched to improve treatment and seek cures through research for brain and nervous system disorders such as stroke, Parkinson disease and dementia.

11 Mar 2014

FDA accepts Lundbeck's carbamazepine NDA for review

Lundbeck LLC today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review a New Drug Application (NDA) for its investigational therapy intravenous carbamazepine, an intravenous formulation of the anti-epileptic drug (AED) carbamazepine. An action letter is anticipated before the end of 2014. Carbella is the proposed U.S. trade name for intravenous carbamazepine.

10 Mar 2014

FDA-approved anti-psychotic drugs possess tumor-killing activity against glioblastoma

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that FDA-approved anti-psychotic drugs possess tumor-killing activity against the most aggressive form of primary brain cancer, glioblastoma. The finding was published in this week's online edition of Oncotarget.

8 Mar 2014

Mechanism for pesticide effect on PD risk uncovered

Some pesticides may contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk by inhibiting neuronal aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, a study suggests.

7 Mar 2014

Salivary gland biopsy could confirm PD in the living

Biopsy of the submandibular gland could confirm the presence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in living patients with clinical symptoms, research suggests.

7 Mar 2014

Circadian dysfunction blamed for sleepiness in PD patients

Patients with Parkinson’s disease, particularly those with excessive daytime sleepiness, have reduced melatonin levels and amplitude of the melatonin circadian rhythm, research shows.

6 Mar 2014

Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths as heart disease

A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths in the United States as heart disease or cancer. The research is published in the March 5, 2014, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Mar 2014

GLNT receives allowance of patent for Parkinson's disease monitoring technology

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they have received a new allowance of claims from the U.S. Patent Office, the company’s fourth in the past eight months focused on technology for Parkinson’s disease diagnostics and treatment.

5 Mar 2014

Minimally invasive surgery outcomes show favorable results in low back pain patients

Beaumont research findings published in the February online issue of Spine shows that patients who have a low back surgery called minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, end up better off in many ways than patients who have more invasive surgery to alleviate debilitating pain.

5 Mar 2014

Researchers identify high levels of certain protein in brains of people suffering from essential tremor

A team of researchers from Universit- Laval and CHU de Qu-bec identified unusually high levels of a certain protein in the brains of people suffering from essential tremor (ET), a movement disorder that affects 4% of the adult population.

5 Mar 2014

Ultra-high-field MRI provides detailed views of brain area implicated in Parkinson's disease

New research shows that ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides detailed views of a brain area implicated in Parkinson's disease, possibly leading to earlier detection of a condition that affects millions worldwide. The results of this research are published online in the journal Radiology.

5 Mar 2014

Georgia Regents Medical Center explores new treatment for Parkinson's disease-related constipation

Georgia Regents Medical Center is among about a dozen centers nationally exploring the potential of a new drug that may offer relief to people with Parkinson's who have failed standard approaches to treating constipation.

5 Mar 2014

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals proposes to sell common stock in underwritten public offering

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) today announced that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, $150,000,000 of shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.

4 Mar 2014

Intra-Cellular Therapies initiates Phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate pharmacokinetics in patients with dementia

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the initiation of ITI-007-200, a Phase I/II clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of low doses of its lead drug candidate, ITI-007, in healthy geriatric subjects and in patients with dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

4 Mar 2014

New molecule fluorogenic probe for rapid assessment of individual's risk for Parkinson's disease

A team of researchers from National University of Singapore (NUS) have created the first two-photon, small molecule fluorogenic probe that can serve as a useful tool for the rapid assessment of an individual's potential risk for Parkinson's disease.

3 Mar 2014

Twin brains reveal similar progressions of neuropathological changes

Despite widespread use of a single term, Alzheimer's disease is actually a diverse collection of diseases, symptoms and pathological changes.

3 Mar 2014

Genervon's GM604 bio-drug receives FDA orphan drug designation for ALS treatment

Genervon Biopharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an "orphan drug" designation to Genervon's GM604 (a.k.a. GM6) bio-drug for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The FDA also granted GM604 a "fast-track" designation for ALS in 2013.

3 Mar 2014

Researchers develop new handheld electronic device that help overcome hand shakes caused by tremor

For people whose hands shake uncontrollably due to a medical condition, just eating can be a frustrating and embarrassing ordeal - enough to keep them from sharing a meal with others.

3 Mar 2014

Standard nomenclature of insect brains may improve future research on brain function and disease

When you're talking about something as complex as the brain, the task isn't any easier if the vocabula

3 Mar 2014

Obesity, contraceptives pills may increase risk of developing MS in later stages, says study

The role of the so-called "obesity hormone" leptin and hormones used for birth control in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) is examined in two new studies released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.

28 Feb 2014

Parkinson's Disease News and Research

Latest Parkinson's Disease News and Research

Singapore's largest institute launched to improve treatment for stroke, Parkinson disease

FDA accepts Lundbeck's carbamazepine NDA for review

FDA-approved anti-psychotic drugs possess tumor-killing activity against glioblastoma

Mechanism for pesticide effect on PD risk uncovered

Salivary gland biopsy could confirm PD in the living

Circadian dysfunction blamed for sleepiness in PD patients

Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths as heart disease

GLNT receives allowance of patent for Parkinson's disease monitoring technology

Minimally invasive surgery outcomes show favorable results in low back pain patients

Researchers identify high levels of certain protein in brains of people suffering from essential tremor

Ultra-high-field MRI provides detailed views of brain area implicated in Parkinson's disease

Georgia Regents Medical Center explores new treatment for Parkinson's disease-related constipation

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals proposes to sell common stock in underwritten public offering

Intra-Cellular Therapies initiates Phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate pharmacokinetics in patients with dementia

New molecule fluorogenic probe for rapid assessment of individual's risk for Parkinson's disease

Twin brains reveal similar progressions of neuropathological changes

Genervon's GM604 bio-drug receives FDA orphan drug designation for ALS treatment

Researchers develop new handheld electronic device that help overcome hand shakes caused by tremor

Standard nomenclature of insect brains may improve future research on brain function and disease

Obesity, contraceptives pills may increase risk of developing MS in later stages, says study

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