Like an instruction manual, the genome groups genes together for convenience
Every living organism’s cell has a complete copy of DNA, life’s instruction book, which is condensed tightly in chromosomes. Every […]
Astrocytes are the most abundant cells in the brain, yet there is still much to learn about them. For instance, […] Learning how to tie a shoe or shoot a basketball isn’t easy, but the brain somehow integrates sensory signals that […] When the Human Genome Project was completed, in 2003, it opened the door to a radical new idea of health […] Scientists have gained clues into how a Parkinson’s disease treatment, called deep brain stimulation, helps tackle symptoms. The early-stage study, […] In diffuse cutaneous leishmanisis (DCL), a rare form of leishmaniasis, parasites grow uncontrolled in skin lesions across the body. For […] One of the great mysteries of neuroscience may finally have an answer: Scientists at the University of Virginia School of […] The authors describe how the modern golfer repeatedly experiences minor traumatic injuries to the spine, which over time can result […] Rutgers scientists have found a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy […] A study from a group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may reduce the concern that elevating levels of urate, […]Parkinson’s Research
Regulator of first responder cells to brain injury
New role for sensory signals in the brain: Findings could help lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, psychiatric disorders
Understanding gene interactions holds key to personalized medicine: Gene interaction networks hold clues to disease susceptibility and treatment response
Parkinson’s treatment delivers a power-up to brain cell ‘batteries’
How does the body respond to diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis?
Brain discovery explains a great mystery of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
How a golf swing can lead to early lumbar degeneration
Two compounds in coffee may team up to fight Parkinson’s: Caffeine plus another compound in coffee beans’ waxy coating may protect against brain degeneration
Investigational urate elevation does not appear to raise hypertension risk: Both phase 2 clinical trial results and animal model studies find no association between urate manipulation and blood pressure