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·April 12, 2014·4 min read

Online Registry Aims to Drive Brain Disease Research

The Brain Health Registry promises to cut the time and costs of conducting clinical trails for neurological diseases. The online project, led by UCSF, will help researchers to analyze and track the brain functions of thousands of volunteers over time.

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·April 10, 2014·4 min read

Too Much Protein May Kill Brain Cells as Parkinson’s Progresses

Researchers discover how the most common genetic cause of PD kills neurons. The findings could assist in monitoring the disease progression and provide new treatment options.

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·April 9, 2014·7 min read

Google Glass Puts the Focus on Parkinson’s

Researchers are investigating Google Glass as an aid to help people with PD retain their independence for longer.

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·April 8, 2014·2 min read

What Songbirds Tell Us About How We Learn

According to new research, the basal ganglia plays an important role for vocal learning across different species.

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·April 3, 2014·2 min read

Bioengineer Studying How the Brain Controls Movement

Researchers use computer technology to help understand how the brain circuitry controls movement.

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·April 3, 2014·2 min read

Uncovering the Underlying Causes of Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers believe they have found evidence that an imbalance of dopamine and iron in the SNc is the root cause of PD.

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·March 29, 2014·4 min read

New Parkinson’s Disease Chemical Messenger Discovered

Researchers identify a new chemical messenger that is critical for protecting the brain against PD.

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·March 4, 2014·4 min read

New Probes Quantify Folded and Misfolded Protein Levels in Cells

A new probe which allows researchers to quantify folded and misfolded protein levels in a cell could help pave the way for drug treatments for misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 3, 2014·4 min read

Fluorogenic Probe Created To Evaluate Potential Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have created a two photon flurogenic probe which could be a useful tool to assess a person's potential risk of developing Parkinson's disease and to track the diseases progression.

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·February 21, 2014·3 min read

Geneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous System

Geneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.