Neuroscience
Dopamine controls movement, not just rewards
Dopamine: It's not just for rewards anymore.
Aug 3, 2023
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Parkinson's Disease
Neuroscience
Sweet-spot brain stimulation may halt Parkinson's progression
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) neurologists and scientists, along with colleagues from Charité-Berlin University of Medicine, are reporting that the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in a very specific location ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Genetics
Researcher identifies key mechanism in Parkinson's disease
Yulan Xiong, assistant professor of neuroscience at UConn Health, and her team have discovered that a regulator compound holds the potential to treat Parkinson's disease.
Aug 1, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Neural stem cells for Parkinson's disease management: Challenges, nanobased support, and prospects
Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized by loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, is one of the most predominant neurodegenerative diseases affecting the elderly population worldwide. The concept of stem cell therapy ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Genetics
Study reveals insights into link between genetic mutation and Parkinson's
The role played by mutations in the LRRK2 gene in promoting Parkinson's disease has long intrigued scientists, and even led to an experimental drug that inhibits the over-active protein. Yet exactly how LRRK2 triggers this ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
New clues to age-old illnesses emerge in the gut
Links between the human intestine and diseases such as arthritis are increasingly coming to light and signal that healthy diets can help control illnesses. Health in body and mind indeed may well be rooted in the gut.
Jul 24, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Study optimizes patient-specific stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease
Scientists from Scripps Research and Cardiff University have made key discoveries in support of a new stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease. The approach, called an autologous therapy, uses induced pluripotent stem ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers investigate neuroinflammation underlying neurological and psychiatric disorders
Central and systemic inflammation is increasingly recognized by the international scientific community as a common denominator for neurological and psychiatric disorders. This characteristic is shared by conditions such as ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study shows how Parkinson's disease can quietly progress undetected for years
Has someone close to you just been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease? Well, chances are the disease has been progressing quietly but insidiously for more than 10 years, new research shows.
Jul 18, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers make key improvements to Parkinson's disease cell therapies
Cell therapy holds promise as a new treatment for Parkinson's disease but, in many trials to date, most transplanted dopamine cells have failed to survive, raising a fundamental obstacle. Recent advancements led by researchers ...
Jul 13, 2023
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