… An ongoing story of Parkinson’s drug development continues as a clinical … Parkinson’s. GDNF and other neurotrophic factors have been shown to protect and restore dopamine neurons from … Parkinson’s patients and their symptoms. Researchers will compare the outcomes of the drug and placebo groups, and if …

… As Michael J. Fox made the television talk-show rounds this morning to promote tomorrow’s premiere of “The Michael J. Fox Show,” … about the state of Parkinson’s research and how far we’ve come since Michael announced his diagnosis 22 years ago. In …

… Congress gathered specialists in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 5-9 for discussions on the latest advances in research … alpha-synuclein builds up in the brain, it is thought to become toxic to dopamine neurons.) She also expressed … are disease-modifying therapies being tested to improve how cells handle, recycle and get rid of old proteins and …