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Innovative new strategy to treat Parkinson's disease

Stabilizing the cell's power-generating center protects against Parkinson's disease (PD) in a rat model, according to a report published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SUMO defeats protein aggregates that typify Parkinson's disease

A small protein called SUMO might prevent the protein aggregations that typify Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a new study in the July 11, 2011, issue of The Journal of Cell Biology.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Parkinson's disease patients may benefit from virtual-reality-based therapies

In people with Parkinson's Disease (PD), the inability to make quick movements limits basic functioning in daily life. Movement can be improved by various cueing techniques, such as providing visual or auditory stimuli when ...

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created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lithium profoundly prevents brain damage associated with Parkinson's disease

Lithium profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic proteins and cell loss associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in a mouse model of the condition.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease

A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating ...

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created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0