Recent news on L-Dopa

Parkinson's Disease  -  25 May 2007
WSOCtv.com,Levodopa (L-dopa) is a drug that nerve cells can use to make dopamine. However, the medication doesn't readily cross the blood-brain barrier.

Neuroscience: The molecular wake-up call  -  May 23, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),So when the young scientist injected them with a chemical called L-dopa, he witnessed what seemed to be a miracle. They stirred, opened their eyes and began

Exhaustive Study to Expand the Efficacy of Drug L-dopa for Parkinson's  -  Apr 25, 2007
MedIndia,Parkinson's sufferers are usually treated with the drug called levodopa or L-dopa that helps in reviving cellular communication. After prolonged use of the

Ropinirole Improves Mood, Reduces "Off" Time in Parkinson's ...  -  May 3, 2007
DG NewsA total of 393 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease that was suboptimally controlled with L-dopa and aged 30 years or greater were enrolled in the

Biogen Idec And Vernalis Plc Announce The Start Of Phase II ...  -  May 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In the trial BIIB014 will be added on to the patients usual L-dopa therapy. The second Phase II study will be a double-blind, placebo controlled randomised,

Exhaustive Study to Expand the Efficacy of Drug L-dopa for Parkinson's  -  26 Apr 2007
MedIndia,Parkinson's sufferers are usually treated with the drug called levodopa or L-dopa that helps in reviving cellular communication. After prolonged use of the

Global Study To Extend Effectiveness Of Drug For Parkinson's  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),After Parkinson's disease patients use the drug levodopa or L-dopa for several years as a treatment for restoring the cellular communication that controls

SkyePharma PLC announces Once-Daily REQUIP(R) (ropinirole HCl) XL ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Web Services Journal,In that study, adding REQUIP XL 24-Hour once daily to Parkinson's patients' existing levodopa (L-dopa) therapy significantly reduced "off" time by an

Drug offers longer Parkinson's relief, study says  -  Apr 5, 2007
Monterey County Herald,In the study, 393 patients who were having problems managing their symptoms with L-dopa alone were given the experimental formulation of ropinirole once a

New drug treatment gives 2 extra hours of relief from Parkinson's ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Kentucky.com,Over the course of the disease, the gold standard treatment, L-dopa, doesn't control the tremors, stiffness, slowness and walking problems.

Parkinson's alternative  -  Apr 3, 2007
Newsday,What's more, L-dopa's side effects - uncontrolled dancelike movements - can be as debilitating as the disease itself. In the race to find more effective

Once Daily, Extended-Release Ropinirole Improves Parkinson's ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),..."These study results are significant, and show that with the investigational REQUIP XL 24- Hour added to L-dopa, patients can have more than two additional

Tune in Tomorrow  -  Apr 8, 2007
The Courier News,Guiding Light: Reva left the room when Alan didn't wake up after she gave him the L-Dopa shot. Alan then opened his eyes. Alan-Michael hid a paper on which

Neurologist portrayed in Awakenings to give lecture  -  Apr 16, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,The book, published in 1973, chronicled his work with catatonic patients awakened by the experimental drug L-dopa. Sacks and Williams met during the filming

Neurologist portrayed in movie to give talk  -  Apr 16, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,The book, published in 1973, chronicled his work with catatonic patients awakened by the experimental drug L-dopa. Fame has gotten Sacks recognized on the

SkyePharma PLC - Once-Daily REQUIP LP Extended-Release Tablets ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),One study was a ropinirole monotherapy study in early PD, and the other was an adjunct study with levodopa (L-dopa) in advanced PD.

Association of Familial Ataxia and Restless Legs Syndrome  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)5 After L-dopa was prescribed, his symptoms improved significantly. Investigations did not reveal a secondary cause for his RLS.

Six that might have tech appeal  -  Mar 29, 2007
Joliet Herald News,USDA, AMRF, PMS, ACLU, DDR2, SRAMS, i/o, DDT, ACDC, NAND, L-DOPA, VOIP, etc., are as difficult to interpret as their underlying stocks are to recommend.

Soap opera update  -  Apr 9, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),GUIDING LIGHT: Reva left the room when Alan didn’t wake up after she gave him the L-Dopa shot. Alan then opened his eyes. Alan-Michael hid a paper on which

Tune in tomorrow  -  Apr 8, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,GUIDING LIGHT: Reva left the room when Alan didn't wake up after she gave him the L-Dopa shot. Alan then opened his eyes. Alan-Michael hid a paper on which

I tell girls I'm shaking because of their looks  -  Apr 17, 2007
This is London,...is fearful of upgrading his medication from Cabaser to the heavier drug L-Dopa, it seems that making the documentary helped him to accept the disease.

Skyepharma PLC - Once-Daily Requip (ropinirole HCl) XL 24-Hour ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),In that study, adding REQUIP XL 24-Hour once daily to Parkinson's patients' existing levodopa (L-dopa) therapy significantly reduced 'off' time by an

The Food And Drug Administration Has Accepted SkyePharma PLC ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
WebWire (press release),In that study, adding REQUIP XL 24-Hour once daily to Parkinson’s patients’ existing levodopa (L-dopa) therapy significantly reduced "off" time by an

US regulatory boost for Skye  -  Apr 13, 2007
Hemscott,The results showed that adding REQUIP XL to Parkinson's patients' existing levodopa, or L-dopa, therapy significantly reduced 'off' time by an average of

Honoring the past  -  Apr 6, 2007
GoErie.com,She presented a dramatic performance as a Parkinson's patient treated with L-DOPA. "I twitched and drooled on myself, came out of the coma but lapsed back

Soaps rewind  -  Apr 1, 2007
DetNews.com,Cassie asks Rick about using L-dopa to jolt Alan out of his coma. The nurse confirms that Beth isn't pregnant, but she continues to lie in front of Rick

Tune in tomorrow  -  Apr 1, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,Hoping to clear Josh, Reva gave a comatose Alan a shot of L-Dopa in an effort to wake him up. Beth lied to Rick that she's pregnant.

A Shock to the System  -  Feb 28, 2007
Wired NewsInstead they give you levodopa (L-dopa), a dopamine precursor with molecules small enough to slip through the barrier. It’s like flooding an assembly line

NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Presents Clinical Data For NH001 In ...  -  Mar 12, 2007
Eworldwire (press release),Seven of the eight patients had previously received, and failed to respond to, commonly used stimulant drugs such as l-dopa, amantadine and bromocriptine.

A jolt to the brain jolt  -  Mar 10, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Bendix was prescribed Levodopa (or L-dopa), considered the gold standard of Parkinson's drugs, along with 10 other prescriptions. As the years passed,

Serotonin Poisoning Is Easily Overlooked  -  Mar 6, 2007
The Ledger,...the anti-Parkinson's drug L-dopa; the weight-loss drug Meridia (sibutramine); lithium; the dietary supplements tryptophan, St. John's wort and ginseng;

Mixing drugs could prove to be fatal  -  Mar 5, 2007
Worcester Telegram,...triptans such as Imitrex used to treat and prevent migraines; the antibiotic Zyvox (linezolide); antinausea drugs; the anti-Parkinson’s drug L-dopa;

Television movies for the week of Feb. 25  -  25 Feb 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,A doctor tries the drug L-dopa on an immobile man and others like him in 1969 New York. (PG-13) (2:15) TCM: Fri. 10:15 PM (CC). Back to the Future '85.

NeuroDerm's Transdermal L-DOPA Parkinson's Patch Completes First ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),OFAKIM, Israel | Jan 31, 2007 | NeuroDerm, Ltd., announced today that it has completed a pilot clinical trial of ND0601, the first transdermal skin patch

NeuroDerm's Transdermal L-DOPA Parkinson's Patch Completes First ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),OFAKIM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 31, 2007 - NeuroDerm, Ltd., announced today that it has completed a pilot clinical trial of ND0601,

the diet scoop: 6 promising supplements, 6 to avoid  -  Feb 16, 2007
CNNWhat it is: Your body turns the amino acid L-tyrosine into L-dopa and then turns L-dopa into dopamine, another brain chemical linked to cravings and

N&N offers new Parkinson's hope  -  Jan 30, 2007
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,It sees the tried and tested Parkinson's drug L-Dopa administered through a tube direct into their stomach rather than in tablet form.

Adenosine A2A Receptors And L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesias  -  Jan 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Treatment of Parkinson's disease with L-3,4- dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) has its limits. Continued treatment often leads to adaptive behavioral

Hope for Parkinson patients who don't respond to L-dopa  -  Jan 2, 2007
SooToday.comBy David Helwig. A drug used to treat epilepsy has been found to significantly improve tremors, motor fluctuations, and other involuntary movements,

Parkinson's Patch Nears US Approval  -  Jan 3, 2007
FOX NewsThe drug L-dopa is still the gold standard Parkinson's treatment. It works by giving the brain a precursor compound that brain cells turn into dopamine.

Parkinson's patch shows promise  -  Jan 5, 2007
Montgomery Advertiser,And then, when L-dopa is finally needed, that drug will be more effective and long-lasting, too, with fewer of the debilitating side effects.

Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs  -  Jan 4, 2007
New York Times,But Dr. Okun said it would cost no more to switch patients to the old Parkinson’s standby drug, L-dopa or levodopa, which has side effects of its own,

New Parkinson's patch shows promise in study  -  Jan 4, 2007
Birmingham News,Patients depend on two effective treatments for Parkinson's - L-dopa, an amino acid that allows neurons to make dopamine, and dopamine agonists,

Brain protein pathway may be a key to Parkinson's disease  -  Dec 29, 2006
Media Newswire (press release),Currently, the standard medication for Parkinson’s disease is the amino acid L-dopa, which is converted to dopamine in the brain. “It works to some extent,

The Doctor Is In  -  Jan 7, 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),...spawned such innovations as Pap tests, L-dopa drug treatment for Parkinson’s disease and the elimination of kidney stones through laser surgery.

Examining link between dopamine, Parkinson's  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pocono Record,L-dopa — a precursor to dopamine, and a drug used for many years and considered the gold standard for treating Parkinson's — can be taken by mouth.

News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience  -  Dec 26, 2006
EurekAlert (press release),4. Adenosine A 2A Receptors and L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesias. ... Treatment of Parkinson's disease with L-3,4- dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) has its limits. ...

Examining link between dopamine, Parkinson's  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pocono Record,L-dopa — a precursor to dopamine, and a drug used for many years and considered the gold standard for treating Parkinson's — can be taken by mouth. ...

Some Funky Quotes  -  Dec 9, 2006
ProgressiveU.org,...“Tune in, turn on, drop out.� – Dr. Timothy Leary. “L Dopa fixed me/alright!� – Big Black – L Dopa. “What is your major malfunction Private Pyle? ...

Essential Blepharospasm Responding to Haloperidol  -  Nov 29, 2006
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)6. This model also explains why L-dopa and antipsychotics are effective in treatment of some dystonic conditions along with their dystonia inducing property. ...

View the Key Concepts for Natural Product, Pharmaceutical and ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
Business Wire (press release),Biocatalytic Production of Optically Active Amines (Klaus Ditrich). The Monsanto L-Dopa Process (William S. Knowles). Asymmetric ...

Double bill delivers with poise and power  -  Dec 3, 2006
The Australian,Their brief return to normal life decades later, after the administration of the drug L-dopa, was the subject of Oliver Sacks's 1973 book Awakenings and the ...

Neural stem cells ease Parkinson`s symptoms in mice  -  Dec 5, 2006
South Asian Women's Forum,...the movement. The standard treatment is L-dopa, a synthetic dopamine that tends to minimize symptoms for three to five years. As ...

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