Diabetes drug may help slow progression of Parkinson’s – study

A diabetes drug may be able to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease, representing a “significant step forward” in the future management of the condition, a new study suggests.

The progression of motor symptoms, like tremors and slowness of movement, was slowed in patients who took the treatment called lixisenatide, the research found.

However, the research also found that nausea occurred in 46% of people receiving lixisenatide, and vomiting occurred