Understanding gut inflammation may hold clues to mitigating Parkinson’s onset

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (JUNE 8, 2021) — Chronic inflammation in the gut may propel processes in the body that give rise to Parkinson’s disease, according to a study by scientists at Van Andel Institute and Roche. The study, published in Free Neuropathology , is the latest in a growing […]

Australian scientists make major Parkinson’s disease breakthrough

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Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease which could lead to a one-off therapy for sufferers. Researchers at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Melbourne have been working on a better way of using stem cell therapy to target the […]

Impaired dopamine transporters contribute to Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms

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A rare mutation that causes Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms interrupts the flow of dopamine in the brain, suggests a study in fruit flies published today in eLife . The findings provide more detailed insights about why young children with this mutation develop these symptoms. This new information, as well as […]

Researchers find a better way to identify cells and understand the mechanisms of diseases

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In researching the causes and potential treatments for degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, neuroscientists frequently struggle to accurately identify cells needed to understand brain activity that gives rise to behavior changes such as declining memory or impaired balance and tremors. A multidisciplinary team of Georgia Institute […]

Santa Casa Neuroscience awards research on Parkinson’s and spinal cord

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Teams led by scientists Noam Shemesh and Maria Leonor Saúde will receive the Santa Casa Neuroscience Awards for research projects on Parkinson’s disease and repair of spinal cord problems. These awards from Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) , considered the most important in Portugal in this area, […]

MOBILion and International Research Team are Awarded Grant for Research in Parkinson’s Disease

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MOBILion Systems, Inc., a company that provides instrumentation for biomarker discovery, diagnostics and therapeutic development, is collaborating with an international research team to identify alterations in the metabolism of selective glycosphingolipids in specific brain regions that contribute to the early onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease. The assembled international […]

Framework to study brain connectivity in living organisms

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The study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, focused on Parkinson’s Disease progression markers. However, the framework, called Bundle Analytics, or BUAN, can be adapted to any neurological or psychiatric disorder. The data can be acquired safely in any MRI scanner using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging […]

New research study utilizes mouse model to test stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s

A new study at the University of Wisconsin hopes to use stem cell therapy to doctor Parkinson’s disease. The study is led by professor of neuroscience and neurology Su Chun Zhang and postdoctoral researchers Yuejun Chen, Man Xiong and Yezheng Tao. Director of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine […]

Switching off ‘master regulator’ may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson’s-related damage

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Switching off a molecular “master regulator” may protect the brain from inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease, reports a study published today in Nature Neuroscience . The study is the first of its kind and points to an entirely new avenue for developing therapies that preserve vulnerable brain […]

Scientists Reverse Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease Model

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Researchers turned astrocytes into dopamine-producing neurons in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease and reversed motor symptoms. A team of scientists at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a one-step process that relies on a single RNA-regulating protein to turn astrocytes into dopamine-producing neurons, perhaps bypassing the […]