South Korean researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology invented SPINDLE — a virtual reality-based robotic rehabilitation system — as a potential breakthrough therapy for tremor patients.
Boston-based Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.’s shares rose nearly 25% on Jan. 8 after it announced a pipeline update and licensing deal for its tremor drug, ulixacaltamide (PRAX-944), with Shanghai’s Tenacia Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. has described new muscarinic M4 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of tremor, dystonia and parkinsonism.
Investigators at the department of neuroscience at the faculty of health and medical sciences at the University of Copenhagen have discovered the mechanism of action of a synthetic cannabinoid derivative on spinal astrocytes for reduction of pathological tremors.