Unlocking mystery of why dopamine freezes Parkinson's patients
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 18:21
in Biology & Nature
Parkinson's disease and drug addiction are polar opposite diseases, but both depend upon dopamine in the brain. Parkinson's patients don't have enough of it; drug addicts get too much of it. Although the importance of dopamine in these disorders has been well known, the way it works has been a mystery. read more