Genetics
Researchers find link between Parkinson's gene and vocal issues that could lead to earlier diagnosis
Parkinson's disease is perhaps best known for its movement-related symptoms, particularly tremors and stiffness.
May 4, 2022
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News tagged with alpha synuclein
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Artificial enzyme may be first step toward treatment for Parkinson's disease
A growing body of research has shown that misshapen and misfolded alpha-synuclein, the protein culprit behind Parkinson's disease and its characteristics, travels from the gut to the brain, where it spreads and sticks together ...
Jan 5, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Critical toxic species behind Parkinson's disease is glimpsed at work for the first time
Researchers have glimpsed how the toxic protein clusters that are associated with Parkinson's Disease disrupt the membranes of healthy brain cells, creating defects in the cell walls and eventually causing a series of events ...
Dec 14, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Single protein causes Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy
Several neurodegenerative disorders are caused by aggregates of a single protein known as alpha-synuclein. In collaboration with CNRS and the University of Antwerp, KU Leuven neurobiologists have discovered that the shape ...
Jun 10, 2015
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Medications
Discovery in Parkinson's research: Lipids influence the formation of protein clumps
After Alzheimer's, Parkinson's is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. More than six million people worldwide suffer from it. In this disease, alpha-synuclein proteins form thread-like structures called ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Are scientists homing in on a cure for Parkinson's disease?
A molecule that shows promise in preventing Parkinson's disease has been refined by scientists at the University of Bath in the UK, and has the potential to be developed into a drug to treat the deadly neurodegenerative disease.
Dec 9, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Scientists uncover new targets for treating Parkinson's disease
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that people with Parkinson's disease have a clear "genetic signature" of the disease in their memory T cells. The scientists hope that targeting these genes ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia study sheds light on how damage spreads through brain
Insights into how a key chemical disrupts brain cells in a common type of dementia have been revealed by scientists.
Nov 20, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
A toxin that travels from stomach to brain may trigger Parkinsonism
Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism—symptoms typical of Parkinson's disease like body tremors and slowing of body motions—after the toxin travels ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers find inhibiting one protein destroys toxic clumps seen in Parkinson's disease
A defining feature of Parkinson's disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the brain's motor control area, destroying dopamine-producing neurons. Natural processes can't clear these clusters, known ...
Nov 14, 2018
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