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AXIM® Biotechnologies Develops First Non-Invasive, Rapid, Point-of-Care, Diagnostic Test for Parkinson’s Disease
AXIM® Biotechnologies Develops First Non-Invasive, Rapid, Point-of-Care, Diagnostic Test for Parkinson’s Disease.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAXIM Biotechnologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AXIM) (“AXIM Biotech,” “AXIM” or “the Company”), an international healthcare diagnostic solutions development company, announced today that it has successfully developed the world’s first rapid, point-of-care, non-invasive diagnostic assay for the detection of abnormal alpha-synuclein, a known biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease (PD).\n\n\nA new study released in April of 2023 by the Michael J. Fox Foundation shows that the presence of abnormal alpha-synuclein was detected in an astonishing 93% of people with Parkinson’s who participated in the study.\n\n\nFurthermore, emerging evidence shows that α-synuclein assays have the potential to differentiate people with PD from healthy controls, enabling the potential for early identification of at-risk groups. These findings suggest a crucial role for α-synuclein in therapeutic development, both in identifying pathologically defined subgroups of people with Parkinson's disease and establishing biomarker-defined at-risk cohorts.\n\n\nAdditional studies have already proven that α-synuclein in its aggregated form can be detected in tears; however, these previous studies collected tears using an outdated Schirmer Strip collection method, immediately freezing the samples at 80 below Celsius. The samples were then sent to a lab where a subsequent centrifugation occurs for 30 min. Total tear protein content is first quantified using a bicinchoninic acid assay followed by alpha-Synuclein using a bulky plate reader. This outdated process is neither fast, easy, nor inexpensive. (Sources 1.1, 1.2)\n\n\nThe revolutionary nature of AXIM’s new test is that it is non-invasive, inexpensive and it can be performed at a Point-of-Care. It does not require a lumbar puncture, freezing, or sending samples to a lab. AXIM’s assay uses a tiny tear drop versus a spinal tap to collect the fluid sample and the test can be run at a doctor’s office with quantitative results delivered from a reader in less than 10 minutes.\n\n\nAdditionally, studies have shown that total lactoferrin content is reduced in patients with PD. AXIM is already marketing a lactoferrin assay, which may be used in conjunction with the newly developed novel Synuclein test.\n\n\n“Our proven expertise in develop...