New mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease revealed

Sunday, June 4, 2017 - 14:21 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified the precise toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of the protein alpha-synuclein in neurons—the protein is a key causative agent in the development of Parkinson’s disease.

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