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          Neuroscience
          ·June 20, 2011·2 min read

          USC Researchers Find New Clues About Protein Linked To Parkinson’s Disease

          Structural biologists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are the first to measure the energy difference between protein...
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          Genetics
          ·February 7, 2012·2 min read

          Researchers Increase Understanding of Gene’s Potentially Protective Role in Parkinson’s

          Treatments for Parkinson’s disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of...
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          ·June 27, 2012·4 min read

          Finding Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Parkinson’s Drug

          Long-term aim is to develop new treatments to block the spread of damaged proteins in the brain. Van Andel Institute...
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          ·July 18, 2012·2 min read

          Protein Build-Up Leads to Neurons Misfiring

          Using a two-photon microscope capable of peering deep within living tissue, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found new evidence that alpha-synuclein protein build-up inside neurons causes them to not only become leaky, but also to misfire due to calcium fluxes.
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          Image shows brain slices with deposits of proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
          FeaturedNeurology
          ·February 5, 2013·3 min read

          Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer’s Proteins Between Humans

          While evidence suggests pathological proteins linked to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders are capable of spreading from cell-to-cell within the brains of affected individuals, new research shows no evidence to support concerns that these abnormal disease proteins are “infectious” or transmitted from animals to humans or from one person to another.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·February 7, 2013·3 min read

          Excess Protein Linked to Development of Parkinson’s Disease

          Researchers suggest the overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt vital recycling processes in neurons. The study may have major implications for more fully understanding the causes and mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·March 5, 2013·3 min read

          Improper Protein Degradation in Neurons Identified as a Cause of Familial Parkinson’s

          Studying neurons derived from brain and skin cells of Parkinson's patients, researchers discover how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson's disease damage brain cells.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·July 3, 2013·4 min read

          Shape-shifting Disease Proteins May Explain Variable Appearance of Neurodegenerative Diseases

          Researchers discover alpha-synuclein proteins can morph into different strains. This can promote misfolding of other disease proteins associated with neurodegenerative diseases.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·October 7, 2013·3 min read

          Study Identifies Possible Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease

          Researchers report of elevated alpha-synuclein levels detected on the skin of patients with Parkinson's disease. The findings could offer a new biomarker for the recognition of Parkinson's before the disease reaches advanced stage.
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          ·October 13, 2013·3 min read

          Two Forms of Parkinson’s Disease Identified

          Researchers have succeeded in characterizing and producing two different types of alpha-synuclein aggregates. One of which is more toxic and has greater capacity to invade neurons.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·October 24, 2013·5 min read

          Yeast, Human Stem Cells Drive Discovery of New Parkinson’s Disease Drug Targets

          Researchers have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound capable of repairing neurons derived from Parkinson’s patients.
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          FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·October 30, 2013·2 min read

          Absence of the SMG1 Protein Could Contribute to Parkinson’s and Other Neurological Disorders

          A new study links a lack of SMG1 to protein aggregates associated with Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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