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Parkinson's Research
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Potential Cause of Parkinson's Disease Identified
November 19, 2012 — Scientists have pinpointed a key factor controlling damage to brain cells in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. The discovery could lead to new targets for Parkinson's that may be useful in ... > full story -
How Yeast Protein Breaks Up Amyloid Fibrils and Disordered Protein Clumps
November 19, 2012 — Hsp104, an enzyme from yeast, breaks up both amyloid fibrils and disordered clumps. For stable amyloid-type structures, Hsp104 needs all six of its subunits, which together make a hexamer, to pull ... > full story -
Parkinson's Research
Parkinson's
Nervous System
Disorders and Syndromes
Chronic Illness
Diseases and Conditions
Parkinson's Disease Protein Causes Disease Spread and Neuron Death in Healthy Animals
November 15, 2012 — Understanding how any disease progresses is one of the first and most important steps towards finding treatments to stop it. This has been the case for such brain-degenerating conditions as ... > full story -
L-DOPA Therapy for Angelman Syndrome May Have Both Benefits and Unanticipated Effects, Study Suggests
November 12, 2012 — New research from the University of North Carolina provides a neurological justification for this therapeutic approach, but researchers caution there could be unanticipated ... > full story -
Head Injury and Pesticide Exposure Leads to Triple the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
November 12, 2012 — A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s ... > full story -
Parkinson's Disease: Compensation in the Brain Could Lead to New Treatment
November 12, 2012 — New evidence indicates that Parkinson's disease is preceded by a period during which healthy regions of the brain take over the functions of damaged ... > full story -
Hunting Neuron Killers in Alzheimer's and Traumatic Brain Injury
November 9, 2012 — Levels of the protein appoptosin in the brain skyrocket in Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury. Appoptosin is known for helping the body make heme, the molecule that carries iron in the ... > full story -
Physical Exercise Improves Gait Speed, Muscle Strength, Fitness in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
November 5, 2012 — Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance exercises, appears to improve gait speed, muscle strength and fitness for patients with Parkinson's ... > full story -
Unique Protein Bond Enables Learning and Memory
October 30, 2012 — Two proteins have a unique bond that enables brain receptors essential to learning and memory to not only get and stay where they're needed, but to be hauled off when they aren't, researchers say. ... > full story -
Drug Shows Promise in Animal Model of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's With Dementia
October 26, 2012 — New research demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204 in alleviating cognitive decline in animal models of Alzheimer's ... > full story
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