“The Stars Aligned”: One warrior’s journey with Parkinson’s
Allison Toepperwein and her husband Steven share their experience with deep brain stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders.
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Parkinson’s Disease
Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer’s disease
This work potentially contributes an important new piece of the puzzle regarding the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Brain sphingolipid metabolism is closely involved in Gaucher disease
Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism led to neurodegeneration in animal models, revealing a new molecular path to Gaucher’s disease.
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Throwback Thursday: Fighting Parkinson’s disease
For decades, researchers and physicians at Baylor College of Medicine and beyond have been working to find the cause and cure for movement disorders such
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There are new key players in Parkinson’s disease
The roadmap that may lead to Parkinson’s disease has a number of ‘landmarks,’ gene variants and cellular defects known to be associated with the disease.
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The ultimate race: Powering through Parkinson’s disease
“Coach Neuendorff, you might as well get that ambulance ready, because I’m coming in first! I don’t care what it takes!” I was 14 with
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Childhood condition poses risk for Parkinson’s disease later in life
In recent years, defects in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene have been identified as significant risk factors for Parkinson’s disease and deficiencies in this gene also
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Juvenile Batten disease, a problem with cellular waste management
Like a large dynamic city, a cell carries out many activities that generate waste. Waste needs to be disposed of properly in order for the
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A pill to prevent Alzheimer’s disease might someday be a reality
Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at
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Future scientists inspired by recipients of Breakthrough Prize
Since being honored with the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Huda Zoghbi has been busy, but not just with
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