Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects more than 10 million people around the world. To better understand the origins of the disease, researchers from Penn State College of Medicine ...
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A study published in Nature Communications today presents a compelling new evidence about what a key protein called alpha-synuclein actually does in neurons in the brain.
Feb 10, 2021
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What does bile acid production in the digestive tract have to do with Parkinson's disease?
Feb 2, 2021
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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 ...
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A hallmark of Parkinson's disease is the degeneration of a group of dopaminergic neurons in the brain, which play key roles in movement initiation and co-ordination. When these neurons degenerate it leads to akinesia (lack ...
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The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD) and can even appear years before the characteristic tremors and loss of motor function are seen. Some scientists believe that ...
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Sufferers of Parkinson's disease have clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the "Parkinson's protein," found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes, eventually resulting in cell death. Now, a method ...
Jul 2, 2020
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A new UCLA study in zebrafish has identified the process by which air pollution can damage brain cells, potentially contributing to Parkinson's disease.
May 20, 2020
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A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) adds increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease. In fact, the researchers report that signs of autoimmunity ...
Apr 20, 2020
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A master control region of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease has been identified for the first time.
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