… Iron in the substantia nigra is an etiological factor in PD. In addition, iron is established as a key … of the importance of ferritin, an animal model that overexpresses ferritin in the dopaminergic neurons of the … strategies for neurotoxin exposure and PD. Final Outcome Dr. Connor examined models with reduced H-ferritin …

… NEWYORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation has committed up to $3.8 million for the development of a gene silencing … (RNAi) is a natural mechanism present in all cells whereby small RNA molecules (the siRNAs) specifically …

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… People with a sleep disorder that causes them to act out dreams … a brain disease, including Parkinson's disease, according to a recent study. Past research has suggested that people …

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