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Researchers Use Human Neurons to Investigate Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Buffalo’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences used human neurons to help solve the genetic origins of Parkinson’s disease. Based a previous method in which they...
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Researchers Stop Parkinson’s Disease in Animal Model
Researchers at UCLA have found a way to prevent a protein called α-synuclein from forming “clumps,” which become toxic and kill the brain’s neurons in people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. By...
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Scientists Use Modified Version Rabies to Trace Neural Pathways in the Brain
Harvard scientists are using a genetically modified version of the rabies virus to trace neural pathways in the brain, believing that this research may lead to a better understanding of how...
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Link Between Cell Death & Protein Clumps Could Lead to Possible Treatment for...
A rogue protein involved in Parkinson’s disease that wrecks catastrophic damage has been tracked down by researchers in work that could help find a new possible treatment for the disease. The...
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Transplanted Neural Cells from a Monkey’s Skin Develop into Mature Brain Cells
Researchers at the Waisman Center turned iPS cells from a monkey’s skin into neural progenitor cells and successfully transplant them into its own brain, providing proof of principle that personalized...
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Anle138b Slows Down the Onset and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have developed a chemical compound, Anle138b, that prevents clumping of synunclein protein, slowing down the onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice. The earliest signs of...
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Researchers Discover New Link between Processes Associated with a Parkinson’s...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered a new link between processes associated with a Parkinson’s-related gene defect, paving the way to the development of more refined GDNF...
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Researchers Show Potential Basis for the Treatment and Prevention of...
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics show that two products of the gene DJ-1 can stop and even counteract the degeneration of neurons caused by Parkinson’s...
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Possible Signs of Progress in the Fight Against Parkinson’s
By using induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have markedly reduced the symptoms Parkinson’s disease in primates. Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at University-affiliated McLean...
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Researchers Reveal That Cost Considerations Are Wired Into The Learning of...
A newly published study from MIT shows that habit formation in primates is driven by neurons that represent the cost of a habit, as well as the reward. We are creatures of habit, nearly mindlessly...
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Enhanced-Sensitivity NMR Reveals New Details on Protein Structure
Using a new technique based on dynamic nuclear polarization, scientists hope to gain more insight into protein structure and function. Proteins can fold in different ways depending on their...
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Biochemists Identify Another Piece of the Parkinson’s Disease Pathology Puzzle
An international team has discovered that the LRRK2 kinase regulates cellular trafficking by deactivating Rab proteins. This finding illuminates a novel route for therapeutic development and may...
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New Stem Cell Innovation Could Someday Help Treat Parkinson’s
A team of researchers from Rutgers and Stanford have created a new way to inject healthy human nerve cells into the brain that could someday help treat Parkinson’s disease and other devastating...
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Researchers Use Human Neurons to Investigate Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Buffalo’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences used human neurons to help solve the genetic origins of Parkinson’s disease. Based... The post Researchers Use...
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Researchers Stop Parkinson’s Disease in Animal Model
Researchers at UCLA have found a way to prevent a protein called α-synuclein from forming “clumps,” which become toxic and kill the brain’s neurons in... The post Researchers Stop Parkinson’s Disease...
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Scientists Use Modified Version Rabies to Trace Neural Pathways in the Brain
Harvard scientists are using a genetically modified version of the rabies virus to trace neural pathways in the brain, believing that this research may lead... The post Scientists Use Modified Version...
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Link Between Cell Death & Protein Clumps Could Lead to Possible Treatment for...
A rogue protein involved in Parkinson’s disease that wrecks catastrophic damage has been tracked down by researchers in work that could help find a new... The post Link Between Cell Death &...
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Transplanted Neural Cells from a Monkey’s Skin Develop into Mature Brain Cells
Researchers at the Waisman Center turned iPS cells from a monkey’s skin into neural progenitor cells and successfully transplant them into its own brain, providing... The post Transplanted Neural...
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Anle138b Slows Down the Onset and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have developed a chemical compound, Anle138b, that prevents clumping of synunclein protein, slowing down the onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice. The... The post Anle138b...
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Researchers Discover New Link between Processes Associated with a Parkinson’s...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered a new link between processes associated with a Parkinson’s-related gene defect, paving the way to the development... The post Researchers...
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