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Putting the Brakes on Parkinson's
April 22, 2013 — The earliest signs of Parkinson's disease can be deceptively mild. The first thing that movie star Michael J. Fox noticed was twitching of the little finger of his left hand. For years, he made light ... > full story -
A Noninvasive Avenue for Parkinson's Disease Gene Therapy
April 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed a gene therapy approach that may one day stop Parkinson's disease in it tracks, preventing disease progression and reversing its symptoms. The novelty of the approach lies ... > full story -
Neurodegenerative Disease Advance: Study Details How Brain Enzyme Interacts With Drug-Like Lead Compound for Huntington's
April 10, 2013 — A significant breakthrough has been made towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Researchers have detailed how an ... > full story -
'Unknown' Neurological Disorder Often Incorrectly Diagnosed
April 10, 2013 — The very serious hereditary disease HDLS was discovered in 1984 in Sweden. Many HDLS patients are still incorrectly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, MS or Parkinson’s disease, but ... > full story -
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Study Reveals Function of Thousands of Autoantibodies in Blood
April 9, 2013 — Research suggests a new immunology frontier with evidence that blood contains thousands of autoantibodies that bind specifically to antigens from all over the body, clear cellular debris from injury ... > full story -
Fatheads: How Neurons Protect Themselves Against Excess Fat
April 8, 2013 — In a recent study in mice, researchers have pinpointed an enzyme that keeps neurons' fat levels under control, and may be implicated in human neurological ... > full story -
Sorting out Parkinson's Protein Structure: Computer Modeling May Offer Hints for New Drug-Design Strategies
April 1, 2013 — Clumps of proteins that accumulate in brain cells are a hallmark of neurological diseases such as dementia, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Over the past several years, there has been ... > full story -
Parkinson's Disease Protein Gums Up Garbage Disposal System in Cells
March 28, 2013 — With a new neuron model system of Parkinson's disease pathologies, researchers have demonstrated that these aberrant clumps in cells resist degradation as well as impair the function of the ... > full story -
Mild Cognitive Impairment at Parkinson Disease Diagnosis Linked With Higher Risk for Early Dementia
March 25, 2013 — Mild cognitive impairment at the time of Parkinson disease (PD) diagnosis appears to be associated with an increased risk for early dementia in a Norwegian study, according to a new ... > full story -
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Genetic Evidence That New Therapies Targeting Parkinson's Disease May Cause Harm
March 20, 2013 — Researchers have completed a small study that shows genetic and clinical evidence that therapies targeting the expression of alpha-synuclein -- a gene whose function is involved in the development ... > full story
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