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Dopamine-Neurons’ High Energy Requirements Leads to Neuronal Overheating in Parkinson’s Disease

In a new study entitled “Elevated mitochondrial bioenergetics and axonal arborization size are key contributors to the vulnerability of dopamine neurons” scientists discovered why dopamine producing neurons are particularly vulnerable in Parkinson’s disease. These new findings point towards a key role for mitochondria and these neurons’ high energy requirements…

Lawson Research Institute and STEMCELL Tech. Partner to Commercialize Novel Tools for Parkinson’s Disease Research

The Lawson Health Research Institute recently signed a licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies to transfer international exclusive rights to commercialize innovative tools for Parkinson’s Disease research. STEMCELL Technologies provides more than 2,000 products to over 70 countries worldwide, including cell culture reagents, instruments and tools designed to support science along the basic to translational…

Brain Pathways Related to Parkinson’s Disease

While scientists already know that the basal ganglia of the brain is related to movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease, this structure has always been difficult to study.  This is because the basal ganglia is a very small part of the brain located deep inside its anatomy and the various pathways…

Trial Investigating Link Between Dark Chocolate and Parkinson’s Symptoms

The battle against Parkinson’s disease may be getting sweeter, with a new study underway seeking to understand if concentrated chocolate supplements could help alleviate the disease’s symptoms. A team of researchers from Dresden University of Technology, Germany, are busy conducting tests on 30 participants to further understand the benefits of phenylethylamine, a compound found…