Funded Studies

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Parkinson's disease affects people very differently. Some patients progress quickly and develop severe symptoms within a few years, while others remain stable...

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Anxiety, depression, reduced motivation, and impaired cognition are common symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD), often occurring early in its course, before...

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Parkinson’s disease develops in part because brain cells lose the ability to clear away damaged proteins and cell parts, leading to stress and cell death. A...

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is driven by many factors, but a common feature is the buildup of a sticky protein called alpha-synuclein. These protein clumps can...

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Loss of dopamine in the brain is the main cause of Parkinson’s disease motor symptoms. Previous research shows that the brain can lose many of the cells that...

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Many people assume that most of our DNA is made up of genes, but in fact, genes account for only about 2% of the human genome. More than half is made up of...