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Ask the MD: What's Happening with Deep Brain Stimulation?
November 30, 2016
… (placing leads in the brain while a person is awake vs. asleep under the guidance of brain imaging, for example) to … settings can influence a person's walking, speech and even sleep. Investigators are studying individuals' unique …
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Get with the Times: Parkinson’s Diagnosis Criteria Catches Up with Latest Understanding
November 23, 2015
… Disease . "We now understand Parkinson’s as a multisystemic disorder affecting all parts of the nervous system, … prognosis, but you mostly treat the alternate conditions [multiple system atrophy (MSA), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), etc.] …
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Brain Networks as Targets of Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
… — to measure the amount and distribution of brain atrophy in both diseases, related to clinical severity. We …
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Use of an Angiotensin-(1-7) Glycopeptide, to Treat Dementia in Parkinson's Disease
… alpha-synuclein) via its effect on the Renin Angiotensin System in the brain, a system that is associated with cognition enhancement and … followed by other cellular and molecular analyses in multiple brain regions to understand how PNA5 alters …
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High-throughput LRRK2 Ubiquitination Assay
… mechanism for LRRK2. This work will create a measurable system to detect the phosphorylation/ubiquitination of LRRK2 … cycle of LRRK2 modification. Project Goal: Cellular systems are ideal to study the molecular players in a … can be adapted to a multi-well format to enable testing of multiple regulators of LRRK2 phosphorylation at once. Study …
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Developing Circuit-Targeting Optogenetic Strategies for Pre-Clinical Model Motor Circuitry
… trafficking and axonal transduction. It will require a systematic exploration of multiple opsins and multiple targeting strategies to achieve this goal. …