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Parkinson's Groups Support Disability Benefits for Veterans
October 19, 2016
… corticobasal degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy. These …
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Evaluation of a Specific DAT Inhibitor in Pre-clinical Models of Parkinson's Disease
… disease with deficits in motor, sleep, cognitive, and other systems, we propose to establish a “platform” of models to … in combination with levodopa may improve PD treatment in multiple ways. During the day, MLR-1017 administration would … MLR-1017 showed both behavioral and biochemical benefit in multiple experiments that modeled Parkinson’s-like symptoms. …
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Development of an Adult Adherent Allogeneic Stem Cell Product for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
… by the FDA for Phase I studies in humans, works through multiple mechanisms of benefit, including immune modulation … neuroprotection, in pre-clinical models of central nervous system (CNS) injury and disease. Translationally relevant … administration provides documented therapeutic benefit in multiple models of CNS disease and injury, including stroke, …
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Xenoport Announces MJFF Grant to Test Novel Compound as Potential Neuroprotective Therapy
July 11, 2012
… acid esters are also currently being tested clinically for multiple sclerosis and psoriasis (in fact, they’ve been … been shown to have adverse effects on the gastrointestinal system in previous clinical trials, but early pre-clinical …
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Fidias Leon-Sarmiento, MD, PhD
… his current research focuses on human corticospinal (brain system) physiology (function), particularly brainstem and … numerous awards for his scientific achievements, including multiple awards from international institutions. …
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Proof-of-concept Study for the Development of Non-invasive Immunotherapy for Parkinson’s Disease: Intranasal Targeting of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies and Fragments to the CNS
… (PD). However, achieving reliable, chronic central nervous system (CNS) delivery for macromolecules such as antibodies … peripheral tissue levels will be measured and mapped using multiple technologies. Control experiments will be performed … to the brain of pre-clinical models and achieve levels in multiple brain areas that might be expected to have …