Proteins May Treat Parkinson's
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Using a genetically engineered virus to deliver two proteins into the brains of laboratory rats prevented the progressive degeneration of nerve cells that cause Parkinson's disease.
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American scientists say that a protein deep in the ear is crucial for normal hearing - they say this protein could be the route for treating and curing an enormous number of deaf people.
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MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a certain gene mutation appear to have a greater risk for getting Parkinson&#39;s disease and for getting it at a relatively early age, new research suggests.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A brain protein that regulates sleep and anxiety may offer a target for the development of new drugs to treat conditions such as sleep and anxiety disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- An inexpensive drug called selegiline may be one of the best treatments during the early stages of Parkinson's disease, according to a study in the British Medical Journal.
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Dec. 7, 2004 -- A new study helps put to rest worries that the drug L-dopa might speed Parkinson&#39;s disease. L-dopa is the gold standard treatment for Parkinson&#39;s disease.
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US researchers find two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after studying proteins in the brain.
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Aug. 18, 2004 -- Millions of people are affected by anxiety and sleep disorders. Now, researchers may be one step closer to understanding -- and eventually resolving -- these complicated conditions after studying a newly discovered brain protein.
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THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- In an early trial, gene therapy has proven both safe and effective in easing the symptoms of Parkinson&#39;s disease, researchers say.
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Boosting the brain's natural cannabis-like chemicals could help treat Parkinson's disease, a study suggests.
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A gene encoding a protein that appears to be a biological switch has been linked to a form of Parkinson&#39;s disease and could provide insight into halting molecular events that spur the illness.
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A long-term low calorie diet, already reported to extend life span, may also offer protection from Parkinson's disease &#151; at least in monkeys.
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Scientists have identified a group of proteins that together indicate a person has Alzheimer's disease in what may be a big step toward an accurate test for the devastating brain ailment.
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A glitch in the way cells clear damaged  proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's  disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new  treatments for the incurable condition.
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WASHINGTON - A long-term low calorie diet, already reported to extend life span, may also offer protection from Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) - at least in monkeys.
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The drug Exelon, prescribed to restore memory in Alzheimer&#39;s patients, may also offer some help for people who develop dementia from Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites), researchers said on Wednesday.
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An experimental drug called safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's disease, researchers report.