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Michael J. Fox Foundation-funded Study Identifies Best Clinical Rating Scale
May 1, 2012
… measure for testing patient response to therapies to treat dyskinesia, the debilitating, uncontrollable movements that … effect of Parkinson’s disease (PD) drugs. MJFF has made dyskinesia a top research priority due to its significant … the United States, Canada and Europe, show that the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) is superior to other tested …
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Addex and MJFF Announce Next Step for Dipra
March 19, 2013
… “for patients, a better solution cannot come soon enough.” (Subscription required) Holly Teichholtz Chief Marketing …
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DPI-289, a Novel Bi-Functional Delta Agonist / Mu Antagonist (DAMA) as a Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
… treatment, thus delaying the onset of sensitization and dyskinesia. Project Description: This project has been … and the potential risk that a DAMA compound may elicit dyskinesia in a pre-clinical model of PD. If findings show … efficacy as well as levodopa-sparing potential and anti-dyskinesia activity. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of …
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Modulation of Glycine for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
… development of uncontrollable involuntary movements, called dyskinesia. In addition, the benefits conferred by levodopa … adequately address the symptoms of PD without exacerbating dyskinesia. Many people with advanced PD also experience … of a brain chemical called glycine could alleviate dyskinesia and psychosis, while also improving the symptoms …
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First-in-human Phase 1a Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Single and Multiple Ascending doses of SB-0110 after Oral Administration in Healthy Subjects
… (PD), it has a debilitating on-target side effect of dyskinesia. An optimal PD therapy would selectively activate … of dopamine receptors while avoiding those that induce dyskinesia. Using machine learning algorithms developed by … has been shown to robustly reduce both PD symptoms and dyskinesia when administered with levodopa. Hypothesis: …
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Breaking News: Addex Therapeutics Announces Reorganization to Focus on Clinical Pipeline
February 8, 2013
… Development of their dyskinesia drug continues Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) … to the development of dipraglurant as a treatment for dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease. “The data and partnering … of dipraglurant in the treatment of PD levodopa-induced dyskinesia,” says Addex CEO Bharatt Chowira. In its …