The protein Furin 1, produced by dopaminergic neurons — nerve cells that synthesize the neurotransmitter dopamine — triggers a harmful inflammatory molecular…
Articles by Catarina Silva, MSc
Stem cell-derived neurons from patients with familial forms of Parkinson’s may be used as a valuable model to screen…
Levodopa (L-DOPA) therapy is neuroprotective and prevents age-related iron accumulation in the substantia nigra, a brain region involved in …
Parkinson’s disease-related falls and freezing of gait — when patients are unable to move their feet forward when trying…
Eight weeks of training on a treadmill with continuously varying surface inclines improved gait disturbances, particularly walking speed, in…
Loud and alarming sounds can reduce muscle stiffness in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation…
Toxic protein aggregates called Lewy bodies sequestrate a protein that is usually found in the cell nucleus and known…
Genes that control a molecular pathway responsible for moving biological cargo into cells contribute to the risk of developing Parkinson’s…
Levodopa/carbidopa treatment is effective in managing Parkinson’s motor symptoms, but does not protect against disease progression among patients with…
A shorter, simpler version of testing to diagnose mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease is just as effective as…