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  New Drugs May Improve Quality of Life for People With Parkinson's Disease

  March 14, 2013 — Three new studies present possible positive news for people with Parkinson’s disease. The studies report on treatments for blood pressure problems, the wearing-off that can occur when people ... > full story
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  Fluorescent Neural Cells from Monkey Skin Mature Into Several Types of Brain Cells in Monkeys

  March 14, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to a new ... > full story
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  Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected: Finding Suggests Better Way to Monitor, Treat Disease With Deep Brain Stimulation

  March 4, 2013 — Scientists have discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's by implanting electrodes within the brains of people with the ... > full story
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  Scientists Identify 'Clean-Up' Snafu That Kills Brain Cells in Parkinson's Disease

  March 3, 2013 — Researchers have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson’s disease damage brain ... > full story
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  Parkinson's Disease: Parkin Protects from Neuronal Cell Death

  March 1, 2013 — Researchers have identified a novel signal transduction pathway, which activates the parkin gene and prevents stress-induced neuronal cell ... > full story
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  Scientists Find Genes Linked to Human Neurological Disorders in Sea Lamprey Genome

  February 24, 2013 — Scientists have identified several genes linked to human neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury, in the sea lamprey, a vertebrate fish whose ... > full story
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  Fighting Disease Deep Inside the Brain

  February 17, 2013 — Mini, ultra-flexible electrodes could improve treatment of Parkinson's and other health ... > full story
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  Possible Cause Of, and Treatment For, Non-Familial Parkinson's

  February 6, 2013 — Researchers have identified a protein trafficking defect within brain cells that may underlie the common form of Parkinson's disease. The defect is at a point of convergence for the action of at ... > full story
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  Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer's Proteins Between Humans

  February 4, 2013 — A new study found no evidence to support concerns that abnormal neurodegenerative disease proteins are "infectious" or transmitted from animals to humans or from one person to ... > full story
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  Examining the So-Called Basque Mutation of Parkinson's

  January 31, 2013 — A team from the Basque Country came across a mutation of the LRRK2 gene, which is particularly prevalent among the population of Gipuzkoa. It is the R1441G mutation and is known as the Basque ... > full story

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