New treatment targeting versatile protein may protect brain cells in Parkinson's disease
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), dopamine-producing nerve cells that control our movements waste away. Current treatments for PD therefore aim at restoring dopamine contents in the brain. In a new study, researchers are attacking the problem from a different angle, through early activation of a protein that improves the brain's capacity to cope with a host of harmful processes.