Using a new strategy they have devised to identify the molecular changes that drive the loss of neurons, researchers at The Rockefeller University and colleagues at Columbia University have identified two proteins they report may be important to Parkinson's. These two gene-regulating molecules appear to have a protective effect in the set of neurons most affected by the disease, and when their activity wanes, disease sets in. Read Article (medicalxpress.com)
Podcast: How Parkinson’s Variability Could Point to Personalized Treatments
Researchers are taking note of the variability and studying different causes and clinical appearance to develop new treatments.In this podcast from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Zoltan Mari, interim director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Center at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, discuss how researchers are taking note of the variability of symptoms and progression and studying different causes and clinical appearance to develop new treatments. Listen to the podcast (michaeljfox.org)
10 Lesser-Known Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Before you or a loved one received a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, you may have only been familiar with the tremor symptom. Parkinson's is different for everyone, and includes both motor and non-motor symptoms. Even after diagnosis, many are not aware of the range of symptoms the disease can involve. The Michael J. Fox Foundation asked its community to share symptoms that they didn’t know were part of Parkinson’s at first. Read Full Story (michaeljfox.org)