From culprit to cure. How protein phosphorylation in Parkinson’s disease went from “scene of the crime” suspect to neuroprotective mechanism and potential treatment.
In the process, scientists learned an important lesson: “The lesson we learned from this research is that everything you find at the scene of a crime is not necessarily involved in the crime. By remaining fixated on that assumption, we may lose sight of the bigger picture.”
- Description: “It is generally accepted that Parkinson’s disease is aggravated when a specific protein is transformed by an enzyme but a new study found instead that this transformation tends to protect against the progression of the disease. Parkinson’s“
- Source Link: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/protein_phosphorylation_not_culprit_parkinsons_disease_study-119108
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Annette is a fundraising consultant whose husband was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Annette found a team of scientists working on a technology she thinks can stop Parkinson's. She was then able to raise funding for the project from multiple financial donors. And that's how Stop Parkinson's was born.
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Hi,
Love your posts on Twitter. I am dealing with my father and his PD. Long story I’d love to share his journey and I am of course worried about myself for the sake of my kids and wife.
Do you mind me writing you about his story and the current/future options for prevention and treatment?
Thanks, Keith Bean