It may be possible to stop the progression of Parkinson's disease with a drug normally used in type 2 diabetes, a clinical trial suggests. Current drugs help manage the symptoms, but do not ...

More information: Gennaro Pagano et al, Prasinezumab slows motor progression in rapidly progressing early-stage Parkinson's disease ... the presence of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder ...

because the management of patients with slowly progressive Parkinson's disease versus those with rapid progression involves a different clinical approach." According to the researcher, patients ...