Diabetes Medication Glibenclamide May Be Useful for Treating Parkinson’s, Study Suggests
Aggregates of alpha-synuclein alter the electrical activity of dopamine-producing neurons, demonstrating a mechanistic link between two key features of Parkinson’s disease, a new study reports. The findings also suggest that glibenclamide, a medication used to treat diabetes, can block these effects and, as such, may be useful…