Researchers at King’s College London have identified a new gene linked to nerve function, which could provide a treatment target for ‘switching off’ the gene in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. The study, published in PNAS, discovered that damaged mitochondria in fruit flies produce a signal which stops nerve cells from working.…
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Drug candidates may block cell death in Parkinson’s disease
Science Daily reports that in a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown their drug candidates can target biological pathways involved in the destruction of brain cells in Parkinson’s disease. The studies, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Scientific Reports, suggest that it…
Breakthrough in understanding Parkinson’s disease
Science Daily today reported that scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in our understanding of Parkin — a protein that regulates the repair and replacement of nerve cells within the brain. This breakthrough generates a new perspective on how nerve cells die in Parkinson’s disease. The Trinity research group, led by…