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New Findings Add to Evidence of Immune System Role in Parkinson's Disease
June 22, 2017
… University revealed a possible link between the immune system -- the body's defense system against disease -- and alpha-synuclein , the sticky … derived from alpha-synuclein are recognized by the immune system in people with PD, which could produce an autoimmune …
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Tufts Report Offers Mixed Outlook on Central Nervous System Drug Pipeline
March 13, 2012
… in general unfolds at a snail’s pace, central nervous system (CNS) drug development moves at the clip of a banana …
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Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of the Systemic Antagonism of Dopamine Receptor D3
… for dopamine (DR), a substance produced by the nervous system, plays a pivotal role in the death of brain cells … if inhibiting the dopamine receptor in this more complex system still provides a therapeutic benefit. Our goal is to …
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Studying DNA Methylation in Parkinson’s Disease Using the Systemic Synuclein Sampling Study
… symptom progression. We propose using the samples from the Systemic Synuclein Sampling Study (S4) to identify … levels in different tissues and to responses of biologic systems in PD via metabolomics. Impact on …
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The First Biological Staging System for Parkinson’s: A Research Accelerator for the Field
January 23, 2024
… think about the disease. The framework then describes a system for staging the disease that accounts for Parkinson’s … as the neuronal alpha-synuclein disease integrated staging system (NSD-ISS), is the first biological staging system for PD. With it, biopharma companies can more …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Educational Videos Honored with Multiple World-Class Telly Awards
June 13, 2025