Category: Parkinson’s

A new discovery allows researchers to improve industrial protein synthesis for therapeutic use. The researchers now understand the use of RNA when not involved in the protein-coding process. Coding genes via protein synthesis activity can be enhanced by the activity of, “…the non-coding one called ‘antisense.’” The researchers also provided

When J. Thomas Hutton, MD, PhD, FAAN met a 75-year-old Muleshoe farmer with an eight-year history of Parkinson’s Disease, life changed. The man wore a sweatshirt that said, “If things get better with age, then I’m approaching MAGNIFICENCE,” and taunted Dr. Hutton about being late to the appointment because of

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have reprogrammed the skin cells of Parkinson’s disease patients with a known genetic mutation. This lead to the identification of damage to neural stem cells as being a major component of Parkinson’s. The researchers hope this will lead to new and better

Salk Institute for Biological Studies researchers have discovered that neural stem cells damage plays a key role in Parkinson’s disease. Eventually, there is a weakened response to create functional neurons like the ones that respond to dopamine. It is not known if this causes Parkinson’s or is because of it.

A loss of smell could signal Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, or another neurodegenerative disorder. The most common loss of smell comes from colds or upper respiratory infections. Smokers often display a weaker sense of smell, too. Researchers in the study focused on the sense of smell and myasthenia gravis (MG). Read

Adult stem cells used as a model for Gaucher disease may benefit Gaucher and other disease like Parkinson’s. Gaucher and Parkinson’s are known to be connected through mutations in the recessive gene for Gaucher that about ten percent of Parkinson’s patients carry. The hope is that the discovery will speed