# # # # At the end of each month the SoPD writes a post which provides an overview of some of the major pieces of Parkinson’s-related research that were made available during October 2023. The post is divided into 10 parts based on the type of research:
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So, what happened during October 2023?
In world news:
October 3rd – Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in developing mRNA vaccines, which played a crucial role in the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 3rd – The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange company FTX, began. He faces seven charges of fraud and conspiracy.
October 7th – Hamas launched an incursion into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, prompting a military response from the Israel Defense Forces – leading to the start of the Israel–Hamas war (click here to read more about this).
October 23rd – A significant breakthrough in treating cervical cancer was reported, with participants in a Phase III trial seeing a 35% reduction in the risk of both mortality or the disease returning. The study used a combination of existing, cheap drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment (Click here to read more about this).
October 31st – Researchers released an AI system, called SIDE, to improve source-quality and reliability of Wikipedia by identifying problematic citations and recommending better ones to editors. They demonstrated potential AI applications in science such as for research suggestion tools and keeping track of accelerating scientific output (Click here to read more about this).
In the world of Parkinson’s research, a great deal of new research and news was reported:
In October 2023, there were 752 research articles added to the Pubmed website with the tag word “Parkinson’s” attached (9,011 for all of 2023 so far). In addition, there was a wave to news reports regarding various other bits of Parkinson’s research activity (clinical trials, etc).