Australian trial gives new hope for Parki... - Cure Parkinson's

Cure Parkinson's

26,153 members27,457 posts

Australian trial gives new hope for Parkinson’s disease treatment

Farooqji profile image
15 Replies

There’s quiet but confident hope for a breakthrough treatment for Parkinson’s disease, following a successful drug trial in Australia.

It ticked two boxes when it comes to treating the debilitating degenerative disease: Improved patient symptoms and it stopped the progression of Parkinson’s.

thenewdaily.com.au/life/wel...

Written by
Farooqji profile image
Farooqji
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
15 Replies
Farooqji profile image
Farooqji

couriermail.com.au/news/nat...

park_bear profile image
park_bear

Still a long way to go but at least it got through phase 1 of human testing.

jimcaster profile image
jimcaster

Thank you for sharing this! I am thrilled to see that it has actually been used on humans instead of mice or fruit flies. I think this is one of the most encouraging posts I've seen. 😊

AmyLindy profile image
AmyLindy in reply to jimcaster

#Humans matter

jimcaster profile image
jimcaster in reply to AmyLindy

👍😊❤

Despe profile image
Despe in reply to AmyLindy

Exactly!! When HUMANITY comes before PROFIT! I am optimistic for the first time after being a member of this forum, more than a year ago.

adam43star profile image
adam43star

hi iqbaliqbal thanks very much for the post, very encouraging indeed

bubee profile image
bubee

Thank you for this encouraging post. Now if they could figure out a way to get research to the patient faster things would really be good Bubee.

jeffreyn profile image
jeffreyn

There is also an abstract available, from the WORLD CONGRESS ON PARKINSON҅S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS (2019):

(4MB PDF - see page 119)

iaprd-world-congress.com/in...

Astra7 profile image
Astra7

I wonder what it is?

skinnibean profile image
skinnibean

Good old Australia - getting things done.

LAJ12345 profile image
LAJ12345

I wonder if the same applies to iron? I have read there is also excess iron in the brain but perhaps this too is deficient in the cells of the brain?

Farooqji profile image
Farooqji

"CuATSM is a small synthetic molecule that contains copper. ..developed in Japan as an imaging agent for hypoxic tissues, based on finding that CuATSM selectively delivers copper to hypoxic tissues, but not normal tissues. In 2005....began discussing the potential of CuATSM to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Subsequently, they showed that CuATSM selectively releases copper in cells with damaged mitochondrial electron transport chains, which are characteristic of many neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS/MND, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. They also showed that CuATSM eliminates peroxynitrite, a chemical that inhibits components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. CMD licensed commercial rights to CuATSM for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases from the University of Melbourne."

imho, there you have the frame work of the design, it is singular, a reductionist approach

colmeddev.com/trials/

JANVAN profile image
JANVAN

hi iqbal ?? some new news about this trial ?? And some new news about PD (and please not about co-thing 19 !) ???

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Dry Mouth, Gum Disease, Chapped Lips, Dry Eyes, Dry Skin, Eye Floaters And Some Possible Help From A Single Spray!

With winter just around the corner, this information may be most useful and timely! With winter...

Methylphenidate (Ritalin) in Long-term Treatment of Parkinson’s

Edit: The paper linked in this post has some questionable aspects. But it does offer...

Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome

Definition here; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_dysregulation_syndrome How can docs be...

Can anyone suggest a really good peppermint oil?

Looking for a "good" peppermint oil. Thanks to anyone and everyone who can suggest some.

In Pursuit Of Restful Sleep And Help For Nocturia

One topic that seems to come up regularly on this forum is the issue of poor sleep or insomnia and...