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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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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 …
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Development of a Protein Biomarker Panel to Measure Parkinson’s Disease Heterogeneity and Progression
… Octave has developed a precision-care platform for multiple sclerosis that includes a custom biomarker assay … Study Design: Octave has developed a custom assay panel for multiple sclerosis called the MS Disease Activity test. In … signatures with relevant endpoints and employing a systems biology approach to corroborating pathophysiology. …
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The role of IAP-induction in mediation of rythropoietin-induced neuroprotection in rodent models of Parkinson’s disease
… Systemic administration of erythropoietin (EPO) has been … in animal models of stroke, epilepsy, head injury and multiple sclerosis (MS). It is has been hypothesized that … of the present application is to determine whether systemic administration of EPO reduces dopamine neuron loss …