Loss of dopaminergic neurons in G51D mice. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406479121 Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at
Uric acid, inosine and hypoxanthine levels were found to be significantly lower in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Dr. Hirohisa Watanabe from Fujita Health University School of Medicine Parkinson’s disease
Synapse loss can be observed in aged mutant flies (top image) compared to controls (bottom image). Credit: VIB A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for motor symptoms in patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. While ultimately regarded as safe, DBS can
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For 12 years, Paul Stroud’s done everything he can to combat the effects of Parkinson’s disease. He had a pair of stimulators implanted deep in his
Credit: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. As Mark Hasegawa-Johnson combed through data from his latest project, he was pleasantly surprised to uncover a recipe for Eggs Florentine. Sifting
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Paradoxically, previous research has shown that despite its inherent health risks, cigarette smoking is linked with a reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Until now, however,
Steps and methodology of skin biopsy processing for dSTORM. (A) Skin biopsy taken from the upper back (C7). (B) The skin contains various innervated structures, such as erector pili muscles,
People with rare genetic variants linked to degenerative brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease are at increased risk of developing ALS, a new study finds. Further, having these genetic variants increases
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the September
