Research events

2024 Planning for Prevention of Parkinson’s Conference

The 2024 Planning for Prevention of Parkinson’s: A Trial Design Forum conference will be held from May 5-7 in Boston, Massachusetts, US, this conference is intended to bring together Parkinson’s research stakeholders, academics, and patient advocates to share information on and inform future Parkinson’s prevention trials.


Phase 2 trial results of lixisenatide published

The full results of the one-year, phase 2 clinical trial of Type 2 diabetes drug lixisenatide have now been published. This Cure Parkinson’s co-funded trial has reported positive results, indicating that the treatment may slow the progression of motor symptoms. Researchers have reported that the…


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Press Release: Phase 2 clinical trial of Type 2 diabetes drug for treatment of Parkinson’s shows positive and promising results

3 April 2024 Results from a one-year, phase 2 clinical trial of the Type 2 diabetes drug lixisenatide suggest that the treatment may slow the progression of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. The study is published on 4 April in The New England Journal of…


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Upcoming GBA1 conference in Montreal

Cure Parkinson’s is co-sponsoring a large three-day international conference on June 27th – 29th that will be focused on all aspects of GBA1 research, from basic science to clinical trials.


Time to ROCK-PD

Researchers in Germany are conducting a new phase 2 clinical trial to determine if an existing cardiovascular drug called fasudil, could help people with Parkinson’s.