This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. Researchers have found a way to create a super-inhibitor that effectively stops the development of Parkinsons by using the Parkinson disease itself as an active building block. Various neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s are closely linked to the...
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A game-changing test for Prion, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases is on the horizon
Synthetic molecules made at Berkeley Lab can be used to diagnose numerous devastating illnesses DOE/LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY There are currently no effective treatments for prion diseases, a family of fatal neurodegenerative conditions caused by accumulations of misfolded copies of a naturally occurring protein. But now, there is finally an effective way to test for them. As reported in...
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Researchers report new insights into Parkinson’s disease-related mortality
by IOS Press By following a group of newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) for a decade or more, researchers have been able to identify several factors never before reported that appear to be associated with higher mortality rates in PD patients compared to the general population. As reported in the Journal of Parkinson’s...
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Why some Parkinson’s patients develop harmful addictive behaviours
by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute A QIMR Berghofer study has discovered how the medications given to people with Parkinson’s disease cause some patients to develop addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, binge eating, hypersexuality and excessive shopping. Medicines that increase dopamine levels in the brain are the cornerstone of treatment for symptoms of Parkinson’s...
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Discovery may help derail Parkinson’s ‘runaway train’
Researchers have discovered a new enzyme that inhibits the LRRK2 pathway, the most common cause of genetic Parkinson’s UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Researchers at the University of Dundee have made a discovery they believe has the potential to put the brakes on the ‘runaway train’ that is Parkinson’s disease. The team, based at the Medical Research...
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Parkinson’s disease is also present in the blood
by Aarhus University The behaviour of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson’s disease that it advocates for a new type of supplementary medicine, which can regulate the immune system and thus inhibit the deterioration of the brain. These are the perspectives in a new study which researchers from the...
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Unravelling the mystery of how one gene contributes to Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy
Research on LRRK2 gene in mice could lead to new treatments, prevention THE OTTAWA HOSPITAL Researchers have struggled for years to understand how mutations in one gene, called LRRK2, can increase the risk of three very different diseases: Parkinson’s (a brain disease), Crohn’s (a gut disease) and leprosy (a peripheral nervous system disease). Now, a Canadian team has found that inflammation is the likely culprit....
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Genetic markers linked to the start of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
by University of Barcelona Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro), Hospital Clínic and the IDIBAPS have identified a group of genetic variants related to the starting point of Parkinson’s disease Credit: University of Barcelona – UBNeuro Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro), Hospital...
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Genetic markers linked to the start of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
by University of Barcelona Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro), Hospital Clínic and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) have identified a group of genetic variants related to the starting point of Parkinson’s disease. These results, published in the journal Movement Disorders, will enable delimiting the research on new therapeutic targets, and...
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Scientists listed ways of applying genetic engineering to treat Parkinson’s disease
How CRISPR can help fight against neurodegenerative diseases SECHENOV UNIVERSITY Researchers of Sechenov University and University of Pittsburgh described the most promising strategies in applying genetic engineering for studying and treating Parkinson’s disease. This method can help evaluate the role of various cellular processes in pathology progression, develop new drugs and therapies, and estimate their...