Parkinson’s
gaitQ awarded NIHR grant for Parkinson’s wearable tech
March 29, 2021Sales and Marketing Parkinson's, medical technology
The UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded a £135,000 grant to gaitQ, a spin-off from the University …
Newron and Zambon to collaborate on Parkinson’s dyskinesia drug trial
March 15, 2021Sales and Marketing Newron Pharmaceuticals, Parkinson's, Zambon
Newron Pharmaceuticals and its partner Zambon have announced an agreement for a potentially pivotal study to evaluate the efficacy of …
AbbVie funds Mitokinin’s Parkinson’s research with option to buy
March 3, 2021Research and Development AbbVie, Mitokinin, Parkinson's
AbbVie has landed an option to buy neurodegenerative disease-focused biotech Mitokinin following completion of investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies on …
New trial to test if cancer drug can effectively treat hallucinations in Parkinson’s patients
October 27, 2020Manufacturing and Production Parkinson's, Parkinson's UK
A new study is set to go ahead that will test if ondansetron is safe and effective in treating Parkinson’s …
Experimental drug could treat dyskinesia in people with Parkinson’s
March 2, 2020Sales and Marketing Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesia, spasms
Results from a new study researching treatment for dyskinesia has offered hope that it may be treatable in people with …
Enlarged prostate drug may slow Parkinson’s disease
September 17, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Parkinson's, terazosin
A surprising find has led researchers to see that a drug used to treat enlarged prostates may also work as …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
June 21, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, MSD, Parkinson's, blockchain, brexit, top ten
It’s Friday, and time for another run-down of the week’s most popular articles.
Signal boosting implant allows patients with Parkinson’s to walk
April 23, 2019Manufacturing and Production Canada, Parkinson's, Western University, electrical signals, implant
Patients with Parkinson’s have been able to walk after receiving electrical stimulation to their spines. A new treatment, developed by …
Japanese researchers to trial stem cell therapy in four patients with serious spinal injuries
February 19, 2019Manufacturing and Production Japan, Keio University, Parkinson's, cell therapy, iPS
The Japanese health ministry has approved a study testing the use of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat four …
Lundbeck takes risk on Parkinson’s treatment, €905m on table
March 19, 2018Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, Parkinson's, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
CNS’ treatments are notoriously risky, especially those that are still at an early stage; however, Lundbeck has decided to take …
Acorda scraps Parkinson’s drug after five trial deaths
November 20, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Acorda therapeutics, Parkinson's, patient deaths, pharma
Acorda Therapeutics has announced that it is terminate development of its Parkinson’s therapy tozadenant after five deaths were reported as …
Asthma drugs reduce Parkinson’s risk by 50%, decade-long study finds
September 5, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, asthma, pharma, pharmaceuticals, salbutamol
A study from the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
August 11, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Merck, NICE, Parkinson's, biotech, diabetes, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten
Another week, another busy week in pharma. The last seven days have seen some remarkable strides in the diabetes space, …
Enzyme able to untangle protein aggregates associated with Alzheimer’s
June 29, 2017Research and Development Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
There are currently no effective treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. This is presently a pressing …
New drug study successfully halts neurodegeneration in mice
April 20, 2017Research and Development Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, trazodone
A team of scientists at Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Toxicology Unit in Leicester, UK have identified methods to prevent neurodegeneration …
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