What’s New In Parkinson’s

Link’s to new and/or updated Parkinson’s Information

MAY 2026

New research brings personalized treatment for Parkinson’s disease a step closer (American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS)

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that may help slow Parkinson’s disease, curiously only in females (TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY)

APRIL 2026

Exciting new treatment being developed for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s (US Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Research)

Gut microbes may flag Parkinson’s risk years before symptoms appears (DDN)

Support concerns lead women with Parkinson’s to shun DBS (Parkinson’s News Today)

Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expand Global Research Initiative with $261 Million Investment Toward Personalized Treatments (AAASS / EurekAlert)

Gut microbes may reveal Parkinson’s risk years before symptoms appear (The Times)

Switch to Vyalev stops troublesome dyskinesia in trial (Parkinson’s News Today)

Water sources may affect Parkinson’s disease risk: What to know (Medical News Today)

Microengineering of the capillary interface of midbrain dogaminergic neurons to study Parkinson’s disease vascular alterations (communications engineering)

FDA Clears Cala kLQ plus for Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease Hand Tremor

Department of Health and Human Services makes announcement about significant step forward

PRESS RELEASE: Award-Winning Homecare Provider Launches Free Parkinson’s and Dementia Support Group “angels Embrace” to Reduce Caregiver Isolation

North San Diego County, California Parkinson’s Support Group Newsletter

MARCH 2026

Partnership between Tasso and the Parkinson’s Foundation Reveals New Genetic Data (businesswire)

North San Diego County, California Parkinson’s Support Group Newsletter

LewinGroup Releases Final Report on Economic Burden of Parkinson’s For Michael J. Fox Foundation

MIBG Scintigraphy: What it is and how it helps clarify a Parkinson’s Diagnosis (Davis Phinney Foundation)

New Decision Tool Helps Parkinson’s Patients Consider Deep Brain Stimulation (News Medical Life Sciences)

FEBRUARY 2026

What’s New In Parkinson’s  February 2026 (Davis Phinney Foundation)

Generic Medications And A Look At A New Extended-Release Option (Davis Phinney Foundation)

JANUARY 2026

Two New Parkinson’s Therapies Enter Final Stages of Clinical Trials (American Parkinson Disease Association)

New UCLA study found long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyifos is associated with more than a 2.5 fold increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease

Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson’s disease (Science Daily)

DECEMBER 2025

Top Parkinson’s Science News Articles of 2025 - Parkinson’s Foundation

NEWS FEEDS AND BLOGS

A Soft Voice In A Noisy World (by Karl Robb)

PDWise (by Allan Hugh Cole, JR)

Parkinson’s Today Blog (Parkinson’s Foundation)

Stanford PD Community Blog (Stanford Medicine)

The Science of Parkinson’s (by Dr. Simon Stott)

Michael J. Fox Foundation Latest Research News‍ ‍