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Researchers take a leap forward for new anti-inflammatory drugs
Treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases are one step closer as a new study discovers a way to stop inflammation in its tracks.
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Zebrafish reveal insights into Parkinson’s
The findings offer clues that could one day lead to treatments for the neurological condition...
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New technology to produce dorsal cortical neurons using iPS
Scientists expect that it will soon be possible to treat brain diseases by restoring damaged areas in the brain by mass producing neurons using stem cells...
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How gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have investigated the ability of gut microbiota to influence the bioavailability of levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's...
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Neurons made from skin cells are valid when studying disease
A study has found that using skin cells and transforming them into neurons is a valid approach to study neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's...
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Parkinson’s disease: An endogenous protein might become a candidate for drug development
Researchers have deployed a bacterial import signal in order to deliver Nurr1 into cells...
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Potential indicator for the early detection of dementias
A team of neuropathologists worked together to show that the impairments affecting mitochondria also affect neighbouring organelles...
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Aggressive Th17 cells aggravate Parkinson’s disease
Researchers identify Parkinson's disease as a possible autoimmune disease...
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Nuclear medicine technique to gauge impact of gene therapy
A new molecular imaging method can monitor the success of gene therapy in all areas of the brain, potentially allowing physicians to more effectively address brain conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.
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New evidence sheds light on how Parkinson’s disease may happen
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have identified unexpected new key players in the development of an early onset form of Parkinson’s disease called Parkinsonism.
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Diverse Parkinson’s-related disorders may stem from different strains of same protein
Researchers found that the type of brain cell afflicted in Parkinson’s-related brain disorders dictates which pathological form of α-synuclein (α-syn) protein becomes the disease culprit.
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Study changes long-held concepts of cell decoding
NIH scientists discover macromolecular complexes that could enable medication development...
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PARK14 protein associated with inflammation in Parkinson’s
Study overturns previous ideas about enzyme linked to many illnesses
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Change in neuron size could shed light on new treatments for ALS
Understanding how motor nerve cells respond to motor neurone disease could help researchers identify new treatment options...
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Calcium may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s
Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of Parkinson's disease...
