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Defective cellular waste removal explains why Gaucher patients often develop Parkinson's disease

Gaucher disease causes debilitating and sometimes fatal neurodegeneration in early childhood. Recent studies have uncovered a link between the mutations responsible for Gaucher disease and an increased risk ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created May 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals probable role of Parkinson's protein in healthy brain

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have exposed the possible function, in the healthy brain, of a mysterious molecule that has been strongly implicated in Parkinson's ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research deciphers HIV attack plan

(Medical Xpress)—A new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Pennsylvania scientists defines previously unknown properties of transmitted HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. The viruses ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research suggests popular diabetes drugs can cause abnormal pancreatic growth in humans

(Medical Xpress)—Individuals who had taken a type of drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes showed abnormalities in the pancreas, including cell proliferation, that may be associated with an increased risk of neuroendocrine ...

Diabetes created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows genetic evidence that new therapies targeting Parkinson's disease may cause harm

(Medical Xpress)—NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Mayo Clinic researchers have partnered on a study that shows genetic and clinical evidence that therapies targeting the expression of alpha-synuclein—a ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify 'clean-up' snafu that kills brain cells in Parkinson's disease

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson's disease damage brain cells. The study, which published online today in ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reprogramming cells to fight diabetes

For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, with limited success. The "reprogramming" of related alpha cells into beta cells ...

Medical research created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excess protein linked to development of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt vital recycling processes in neurons, starting with the ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rice opens new window on Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Rice University scientists have discovered a new way to look inside living cells and see the insoluble fibrillar deposits associated with Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A finding that could help Alpha-1 sufferers breathe more easily

Scientists have identified a new mutation in the gene that causes the inherited disease known as Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1), which affects roughly one in 2,500 people of European descent.

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alpha wave blocks your mind for distraction, but not continuously

Alpha waves were long ignored, but gained interest of brain researchers recently. Electrical activity of groups of brain cells results in brain waves with different amplitudes. The so called alpha wave, a slow brain wave ...

Neuroscience created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Of enzymes and aging: Tryptophan metabolism plays key role in aging and age-related neurological diseases

(Medical Xpress)—In the battle against aging and age-related neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, a key factor has long appeared to be the toxicity of proteins which tend to aggregate. ...

Medical research created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 3 | with audio podcast feature

Mechanism that leads to sporadic Parkinson's disease identified

Researchers in the Taub Institute at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a mechanism that appears to underlie the common sporadic (non-familial) form of Parkinson's disease, the progressive movement ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict Parkinson's

Two studies by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggest that, in the future, colonic tissue obtained during either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict who will develop Parkinson's ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research finds powerful function of alpha 2 delta protein that controls neurotransmission

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein -- alpha 2 delta -- exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the ...

Medical research created May 13, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast