A study recently published in the renowned journal Nature revealed that the different structures adopted by a protein called alpha-synuclein can cause distinct neurodegenerative disorders. The study was led by researchers at the KU Leuven in Belgium and CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in France…
It was recently announced that The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson’s Research acquired from Imago Pharmaceuticals several research tools based on the parkin protein in order to advance the biological study of the disease and the development of therapeutic drugs. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative…
A recent study published in the journal ACS Nano revealed a new approach based on nanoparticles and the neurotransmitter dopamine that can successfully reverse Parkinson’s-like symptoms in rodent models of the disease. The study is entitled “Trans-Blood Brain Barrier Delivery of Dopamine-Loaded Nanoparticles Reverses…
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