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Validation of Nox1/Rac1, a Novel Molecular Source of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Nigrostriatal Pathway, as a Target for Parkinson's Disease Therapy
… in vivo and in vitro. Rac1, a key component of the Nox1 system, is also activated. This project will investigate … of viral particles into the SN. The limitations of this system include, however, variable transduction efficiency … role in degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system, the specific therapeutic target molecules have not …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $4.4 Million for Development of New Class of Parkinson’s Therapy
December 18, 2007
… entirely new class of drugs that would bypass the dopamine system altogether.” The death of dopamine neurons is a … focused their efforts on modulating aspects of the dopamine system. But recent insights into the physiology of the basal … PD symptoms by “resetting” brain circuits. The glutamate system in particular has shown promise as a target for such …
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Public Policy and Parkinson's Disease: Highlights of the Past Year and Plans for 2017
January 3, 2017
… legislation, which will create a national data collection system to better understand neurological diseases and … Trump requesting an open dialogue about health care system reforms. Read more on our blog . The Foundation is developing a set of Health Care System Principles to guide our policy efforts moving …
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2017 Federal Budget Increases Research Funding
May 3, 2017
… of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System at the CDC, which will track this information for … allow Congress to begin spending funds on the surveillance system until FY 2018. So while the CDC did receive $7.3 … with lawmakers to secure funding for the surveillance system in FY 2018. As the federal fiscal year runs from …
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De-risking Therapeutic Development for Key Endolysosomal Targets: TRPML1, TMEM175 and ATP13A2
… and mechanistic understanding remain incomplete, as current systems do not fully mimic human PD biology or capture the … Grimm, Oxford University: Toward an Atlas of Endolysosomal System Dysfunction with PD-associated Channels/Transporters …
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Alice Nieuwboer, PhD
… and how this imprints on the brain at the neurological systems level. In 2014, she won the King Baudouin Prize for …