parkinsons disease
Alzheimer’s Proteins Used To Enhance Transfection
Self-assembling nanosheets made of amyloid-forming proteins have been used to enhance retrovirus transduction.
Charging Your Mind: Electrifying Treatments For The Brain
Zaria Gorvett describes an ancient surgical procedure called deep brain stimulation that is gaining popularity as a treatment for neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
Nanoparticle Drug Reverses Parkinson’s-Like Symptoms In Rats
Researchers have used nanoparticles to deliver dopamine to the brains of rats, reversing Parkinson's-like symptoms without side effects.
Neostriatum Neurons: Close But Not Communicating
Although the patch and matrix neurons of the neostriatum are tightly interwoven structurally, they do not appear to communicate.
Parkinson’s Protein Helps Make Ultrathin Nanoparticle Films
The bane of Parkinson's sufferers could turn out to have many useful applications in flexible electronics and wearable devices.
Tapping On Astrocytes To Drive Dopaminergic Neurons
Astrocytes play an important role in the differentiation of stem cells into dopaminergic neurons through the synthesis of bFGF.
7 Must-Read Stories In November 2014
Monkeys, mice and koala bears, oh my! Check out these cool stories featured in November.
Grafted Neurons Produce Dopamine
Scientists are one step closer to a stem-cell based treatment for Parkinson's disease, with the demonstration that transplanted cells can produce dopamine.
Not One Disease, But Two
Scientists have developed a way to distinguish between two of the most common neurodegenerative diseases.
