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Scientists shed light on what causes brain cell death in Parkinson’s patients
New findings could lead to new treatments for the 95 percent of Parkinson’s cases with no known cause
SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 6, 2011) — Just 5 percent of Parkinson’s disease cases can be explained by genetic mutation, while the rest have no known cause. But a new discovery by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center may begin to explain why the vast majority of Parkinson’s patients develop the progressive neurodegenerative disease.
This week in The Journal of Neuroscience, the researchers demystified a process that leads to the death of brain cells – or neurons – in Parkinson’s patients. When researchers blocked the process, the neurons survived.(continua)
