Tag: Parkinson’s disease
Bar-Ilan U Researchers Chronicle How Crowdsourcing Turned Orphan Drug into Potential Treatment for Parkinson’s
Transforming "undone science" into "done science."
Hebrew U, Penn State Researchers Unveil Clues on Origins of Parkinson’s Disease
“We believe that we’ve identified stable forms of alpha-synuclein that allow it to form complexes with itself and other biomolecules.”
Hebrew U Researchers Say Understanding Constipation Would Help Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
Hebrew University researchers unveil a chain of physiological events that may help provide new methods for disease diagnosis.
Bar-Ilan Neuroscientists Win Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson’s Research Competition
A team of neuroscientists from Bar-Ilan University is one of four winners of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).
Israeli Researchers Develop Blood Test to Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
Alpha-synuclein levels in the blood have been evaluated as a biomarker for Parkinson’s.
Israeli Scientists Find Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Improves Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Tel Aviv University researchers say transcranial direct current therapy positively impacts
mobility and executive functions.
‘RabbisCanRun’ for Youth at Risk in Israel
Ten community rabbis have signed up for the 2018 RabbisCanRun program, and others expressed interest. Each participant will receive a free trip to Israel.
Neil Diamond, 77, Retires From Touring Due to Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Neil Diamond had already performed 55 of the shows on his 50th anniversary tour, with packed arenas from one end of North America to the other and across Europe, when he received the diagnosis.
Israeli Research Finds Dual Virtual Reality – Treadmill Exercise Helps Parkinson’s Patients
The research underlines the importance of combining cognitive rehabilitation with the motor rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease patients.
Israel’s NeuroDerm Sold for $1.1B to Japan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
“We believe that this transaction will yield important benefits for NeuroDerm’s shareholders and the Parkinson’s disease patients who urgently need new therapies."
Hebrew U’s Suaad Abd-Elhadi Paving the Way to Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s
Suaad Abd-Elhadi wins a Kaye Innovation Award for a new diagnostic tool that could pave the way for early diagnosis and improved treatment of one of the most common and debilitating neurodegenerative disorders.
Israeli Physician Advocates Legalizing Cannabis Completely
A family doctor in southern Israel says it's time to legalize cannabis and other drugs, and instead regulate and tax them like alcohol.
Hebrew U’s Dr. Yosef Buganim Awarded for Work in Stem Cells
A potential future use of iPSCs is the creation of whole organs (such as heart, liver or kidney) in a suitable animal model using cells taken from the patient.
Israeli Researchers: Smartphone App May Help Parkinson’s Patients [video]
A Smartphone app may be able to help prevent Parkinson's disease patients from falling.
Teva’s Parkinson Drug Now Marketed in Japan
Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company, Takeda, recently signed an agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to commercialize the Israeli company’s innovative treatment for Parkinson’s disease, rasagiline, in Japan.