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Searching for Genes that Control Alpha-synuclein Levels in Parkinson's Disease
… can protect the brain from damage, as shown in multiple pre-clinical models with Parkinson's features. … strand -- the genes that control alpha-synuclein levels in multiple cell lines we would be able to devise new methods … therapeutic strategy for Parkinson's disease. The proposed systematic approach to finding genes that regulate …
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Paramita Chakrabarty, PhD
… neurodegenerative pathology in pre-clinical models of multiple neurodegenerative diseases. She received her PhD in … a manuscript reviewer. She has received grant funding from multiple sources including ADRC, The Michael J. Fox …
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Dynamical interactions between basal ganglia structures and cerebral Cortex: an in Vivo Multi-site Recording Study
… we will obtain simultaneous electrical recordings from multiple sites in the basal ganglia of rodents. Rodents have … have been rendered Parkinsonian. Following this activity in multiple brain structures will allow us to determine how …
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New Study Reveals Potential Biomarkers for Cognitive Changes in Early Parkinson's
May 17, 2017
… significantly. ( Read more about cognitive changes in PD. ) Researchers and doctors are currently unable to definitively … (objective measures) of cognitive changes and decline in early Parkinson's disease. The investigators, led by Daniel … and longer-term studies, but they give us a window into how and why cognitive problems develop in PD, and who …
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Feasibility of Intranasal Delivery of GDNF for Parkinson's Disease
… model. The second study will examine the effects of multiple intranasal doses of GDNF given before, at the same … of Parkinson’s Disease: GDNF cannot enter the brain after systemic administration, and the surgery to inject it …
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North Shore LIJ: Brain Abnormalities in Parkinson's Patients Develop Before Symptoms Occur
January 20, 2010
… damaged in Parkinson's disease have new evidence that these systems become abnormal a few years before symptoms appear. … with a unique opportunity to study the brain scans at multiple times and compare the symptoms to changes in the …