Small molecules found to protect cells in multiple models of Parkinson's disease
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 15:35
in Biology & Nature
Several structurally similar small molecules appear capable of protecting cells from alpha-synuclein toxicity in multiple models of Parkinson's disease, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. Misfolded copies of the alpha-synuclein protein in brain cells are a hallmark of Parkinson's disease.