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Phase 1 Study of Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Getting Underway, Recruiting Patients

International Stem Cell Corporation discussed advance work, leading to the first clinical trial to explore parthenogenetic stem cell transplants for patients with Parkinson’s disease, at the ongoing Society for Neuroscience 2016 Annual Meeting in San Diego. The presentation, “Transplantation of neural stem cells for parkinson’s disease, an update of the first-in-human clinical…

Genetic Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Increased by Low Selenium Intake, Study Shows

Low selenium intake may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease in people carrying a particular genetic mutation, according to a study on environmental and genetic interactions and their impact on Parkinson’s disease (PD) development. The research demonstrated that cataloging knowledge of gene-environment interactions is indispensable for leveraging knowledge from…

Brain Inflammation in Football Players Tied to Dementia and, Possibly, Parkinson’s in Study

Brain inflammation suffered by athletes in contact sports like football appears to be directly linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a cause of dementia, and may lead to neurological diseases like Parkinson’s, according to a study in the journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications. Indeed, the authors argue that American football players and others with a history of repetitive…