Stop the Spread. Injecting saline into mouse kidneys did not affect the left or right substantia nigra (top). Injecting fibrils of α-synuclein ablated about half of the dopaminergic neurons (middle ...

Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible for ...

Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) is a central nervous system disorder affecting the basal ganglia that is caused by death of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra. Although IPD is ...

A novel wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem uses nanoparticles to target and restore damaged neurons in Parkinson’s disease, ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, primarily characterized by motor dysfunction.

The substantia ... [+] nigra plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement. Degeneration of this structure is characteristic of Parkinson's disease. In late 2018, Japanese ...

A nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation system has been shown to reverse Parkinson's disease in groundbreaking ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have for the first time identified why a patient who appears outwardly healthy may develop Parkinson’s disease. Whilst conditions such as a severe ... of a ...

A research team led by Prof. CHEN Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed a wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem, Au@TRPV1@β-syn ...

Researchers in China discovered that an injection of nanoparticles into the brain could reverse the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.