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31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
"In our preclinical assessments of stem cell-derived dopamine neurons we noticed that the outcome in animal models varied dramatically, even though...
6 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
The grant from the MJFF therapeutic pipeline program will support studies for the optimisation of molecules to provide preclinical proof of concept in...
29 July 2016 | By Mandy Parrett, Editorial Assistant
Scientists have developed a new method of measuring the activity of disease-causing mutations in the LRRK2 gene, a major cause of inherited Parkinson’s disease.
20 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Scientists discovered an interaction in neurons that contributes to Parkinson's disease, showing how drugs now under development could block the process...
27 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have discovered that two genes associated with Parkinson's disease, known as PINK1 and Parkin, are key regulators of the immune system...
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
UCLA researchers have found that elimination of the α-synuclein protein protected zebrafish against ziram-induced loss of dopamine neurons...
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study has shown that grafting hpNSCs into non-human primates modelled with PD promoted behavioural recovery and increased dopamine concentrations...
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists from Northwestern University have discovered a new cause of Parkinson's disease - mutations in a gene called TMEM230...
25 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
MJFF is to fund two projects leveraging the promise of engineered stem cells to speed new therapies and deeper understanding of Parkinson's disease...
11 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have proven that a model of the human gut - HuMiX - is representative of the actual conditions and processes that occur within our intestines...
3 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Oral administration of a Jakinib lessened the destructive inflammation and nerve cell degradation in the area of the brain affected by Parkinson's...
28 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Su-Chun Zhang created two related cell types. When the cells detect the designer drug, one type ramps up production of dopamine; the other chokes it off...
21 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have mapped out the pathways of a set of neurons responsible for the kinds of motor impairments found in patients with Parkinson's disease...
15 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Their work could help unravel how and why people develop Parkinson’s, and aid in the search for potential treatments...
2 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers looked at the metabolism of neurons lacking DJ1 and discovered that two key metabolic pathways are affected...
