Tag: Repurposed Drugs

News in Context: A Diabetes Drug for Parkinson’s?
New research published in the journal Brain suggests that people with diabetes who take the medication exenatide may have a lower risk of developing...
New Study Links Diabetes to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
A study published in the scientific journal Neurology sheds new light on how diabetes affects Parkinson’s disease risk. While the association betw...
Diabetes Drug Trial results Lay Foundation for Further Investigation
A team from the University College London Institute of Neurology, led by Thomas Foltynie, PhD, MD, MRCP, recently published results of an MJFF-funde...
Repositioning Drugs Provide Hope for People with Parkinson’s
“Repositioning”  or “Repurposing” is the process of testing a drug that is already approved for use in humans and that has been proven safe i...
Cancer Drug to Reverse Parkinson’s Symptoms
The greatest unmet need of people with Parkinson’s disease is a therapy to slow or stop progression. A treatment to reverse the symptoms would be th...