Einstein Researchers Discover Important Clue To The Cause Of Parkinson’s Disease

A glitch in the mechanism by which cells recycle damaged components may triggerParkinson’s disease, according to a study by scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine ofYeshiva University. The research, which appears in the January 2 advance online issue of The Journalof Clinical Investigation, could lead to new strategies for treating Parkinson’s and otherneurodegenerative diseases. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on January 3rd, 2008