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·February 27, 2019·5 min read

A Gentle Method For Unlocking the Mysteries of the Deep Brain

Researchers report EEG technology has the ability to study activity of areas deep inside the brain, such as the thalamus and nucleus accumbens. The findings will help shed new light on disorders that affect these brain regions, such as Parkinson's disease and OCD.

This image shows astrocytes in the brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 18, 2016·4 min read

A Key Mechanism that Could Improve Brain Function

Astrocytes can be adjusted by neurons in response to injury and disease, a new study reports.

Image shows positive α-Synuclein staining of a Lewy body from a patient who had Parkinson's disease.

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·June 8, 2016·5 min read

A Key to Parkinson’s Neurodegeneration Identified

A new study reports the interaction between a mitochondrial protein called TOM20 and alpha-synuclein leads to neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.

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·February 3, 2023·2 min read

A Link Between Blood Components and Brain Disorders

Study reveals a previously unknown genetic link between increased blood platelet distribution and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

A New Biomarker for Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers have identified proteins in the blood that could reflect nerve cell damage.

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·June 12, 2022·2 min read

A New Candidate Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease Identified

Researchers identified LIPE, a lipase that degrades triglycerides to produce fatty acids, as a potential new target for the development of treatments for Parkinson's disease.

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·June 21, 2019·4 min read

A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson’s disease

Mitochondrial CYP2D6 may be a powerful target for the treatment of Parkinson's disease induced by MPTP.

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·July 28, 2017·4 min read

A New Insight into Parkinson’s Disease Protein

A Nature Neuroscience study reveals the normal role of alpha-synuclein, a protein implicated in Parkinson's disease. Researchers say understanding how the protein normally acts may give insights into how it might fail.

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·November 13, 2015·7 min read

A New Tool For Diagnosing Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have developed a new tool which they say will help with the treatment and diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, especially in the early stages.

This shows immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease.

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·April 2, 2015·3 min read

A New Tool for Understanding Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have developed a new method which nitrates alpha-synuclein to simulate the nitration patterns seen in PD.

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·August 14, 2021·3 min read

A New Way to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers have developed a new technique to quantify protein droplets associated with a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.