New Gene Therapies May Slow Parkinson's Disease Two gene therapies for Parkinson's disease are showing promise at preventing the disease's progression and avoiding side-effects of existing treatments.
Cognitive Drug Research Shows Promising Improvement in Parkinson's Patients Results from a new study published in the December issue of New England Journal of Medicine, show that the Cognitive Drug Research (CDR) Power of Attention composite score identified a highly significant improvement over placebo in Parkinson's disease patients with dementia (PDD).
Gene Therapy Could Provide Protection Against Parkinson's disease An international team of scientists has used gene therapy in two separate studies to renew brain cells and restore normal movements in monkeys and rats with a drug-induced form of Parkinson's disease.
