A new molecule and an under-appreciated neuron have been implicated in Parkinson's disease
Researchers studying Parkinson’s disease pivot from the usual dopamine story and reveal a new mechanism underlying early motor deficits
How COVID-19 has worsened the lives of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients
Poor health outcomes and quarantines have accelerated the progress of motor and neurological dysfunction
How seven cases of a mysterious opioid-induced disease revolutionized Parkinson's research
In the early 1980s, seven people took synthetic heroin. What happened next drastically changed our understanding of Parkinson's disease, and how to treat it
A protein necessary for neurotransmitter transport in our brains is implicated in Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease affects over 10 million people worldwide
Brain banks are key to understanding COVID's mysterious symptoms, but only if people are willing to donate
Some COVID-19 patients experience dizziness, loss of smell and even seizures, but we need brain donations from patients and healthy controls to understand why.
Astrocytes, a type of brain cell. The nuclei of individual cells are stained blue, and structural filaments within the cell are yellow.
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Researchers have reversed Parkinson's disease in mice
Infecting astrocytes with a virus made them develop into neurons
The mysterious link between stress, gut inflammation, and Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is related to neurons, but could it be driven by the gut?
New research uses CRISPR gene editing to grow new neurons in diseased brains
Scientists hope the CRISPR-based therapy could treat neurodegenerative disease
"Sizzling sticks of molecular dynamite" can cause Parkinson's from inside the body
When our body's repair mechanisms aren't working properly, these molecules roam free and wreak havoc
Viruses can infect the brain, hide out for decades, and then cause Viral Parkinsonism
How do you study a disease that takes decades to reveal itself? In this case, scientists used mice, viruses, and a little immunotherapy
Early diagnosis of Parkinson's is becoming possible, but how early do patients want to know?
Each person's disease journey is different, and an early diagnosis is not necessarily a timely diagnosis
Exosuits can restore mobility in stroke patients and soldiers alike
And they're customizable for different types of bodies, gaits, and speeds
Diabetes is a much stranger disease than I realized
We don't really know what causes diabetes, but it involves these misshapen proteins infecting each other
Neurons die with grace
Neuroscientist Emily Lowry’s ongoing research on how and why nerve cells die has implications for Alzheimer’s, ALS and beyond.