A team led by scientists at Scripps Research has made a discovery suggesting that experimental…
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Individualized brain cell grafts reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in monkeys
Grafting neurons grown from monkeys’ own cells into their brains relieved the debilitating movement and…
View More Individualized brain cell grafts reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in monkeysIdentifying Early Symptoms in Parkinson’s
Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurological condition following Alzheimer's disease. Those with the…
View More Identifying Early Symptoms in Parkinson’sNew study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks like Parkinson’s disease
A joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) revealed…
View More New study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks like Parkinson’s diseaseBrain astrocytes show metabolic alterations in Parkinson’s disease
A new study using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology links astrocyte dysfunction to Parkinson’s…
View More Brain astrocytes show metabolic alterations in Parkinson’s diseaseDoes deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s increase risk of dementia?
There’s good news for people with Parkinson’s disease. A new study shows that deep brain…
View More Does deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s increase risk of dementia?New strategy to treat Parkinson’s disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have used patient-derived neurons to develop and test a new strategy to…
View More New strategy to treat Parkinson’s diseaseBig data, bench science suggests drug may slow Parkinson’s progression in people
A drug used to treat enlarged prostate may also be able to slow the progression…
View More Big data, bench science suggests drug may slow Parkinson’s progression in peopleAntioxidant precursor molecule could improve Parkinson’s
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a naturally occurring molecule that replenishes one of the body’s antioxidants and…
View More Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve Parkinson’sCharacterizing the relay station in the brain that controls our movements
The relay station of the brain, the substantia nigra, consists of different types of nerve…
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