Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Cholesterol metabolism byproduct linked to Parkinson's disease

Researchers led by Zhentao Zhang at Wuhan University, China have discovered a cholesterol metabolite that plays a critical role in the development of Parkinson's disease in mice. Published in the journal PLOS Biology, the ...

Genetics

ITSN1 gene linked to substantial risk of Parkinson's disease

A new study published in Cell Reports reveals a breakthrough discovery linking genetic variants in the gene ITSN1 to a significantly elevated risk of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative condition that affects nearly ...

Medical research

Scientists solve decades-long Parkinson's mystery

WEHI researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinson's disease, solving a decades-long mystery that paves the way for the development of new drugs to treat the condition.

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