Thomas Durcan's lab is growing 3D mini-brains in the search for a cure for Parkinson's disease. Over the next year he is giving all his lab's protocols, methods and results away.
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Articles on Parkinson's disease
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New study challenges traditional view of Parkinson's disease.
A number of contradictory studies have found a link between Parkinson's and having your appendix out.
Changes in bowel habits occur up to 20 years before the onset of Parkinson's.
We blame electronic devices for our increasingly sedentary behaviours. So why not harness them to study our movement patterns and tackle urgent health crises?
Insurance companies sometimes try to cut costs by substituting less expensive drugs for a specific drug prescription. That's raising problems in many cases, and actually causing harm.
The Gila monster gave humans a treatment for diabetes. What other medical miracles are we losing by failing to protect wildlife and ecosystems?
A new type of drug blocks the destruction of neurons in the eye, preventing blindness. The researchers hope that the same therapy can be applied to other common neurodegenerative diseases.
Media pioneer Ted Turner's announcement that he has Lewy body dementia brings the illness into the spotlight, which is rare. A neurologist explains why it's hard to even get a correct diagnosis.
We've got better at managing the health risks of traditional drugs of abuse, but novel psychoactive substances, or 'legal highs', are a dangerous unknown.
Alan Alda announced July 31, 2018 that he's been living with Parkinson's Disease. An expert on the disease explains new drugs and treatments.
For some patients, drilling a hole in the skull and inserting an electrode into the 'sadness centre' of the brain offers relief from debilitating and otherwise treatment-resistant depression.
Antisense therapy showed promising results in a first-in-human trial for Huntington's disease.
A new analysis shows that coffee is associated with a host of positive health effects.
There's optimism that the identification of genes linked to Parkinson’s could lead to better treatments.
Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of dementia. Why don't more people recognize the signs?
A new study has been found that television viewing increases your risk of dying from an inflammatory-related condition like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. But it's more complicated than that.
Research has yielded new insights into Parkinson's disease, and treatments are expanding. But a shortage of doctors trained in the disease leaves a gap in care.
Highly trained dancers provide insights for researchers helping design improved rehab programs for people with mobility impairments. The next step could include rehab robots as dance partners.
2017 marks the 200th anniversary since the 1817 publication of Dr James Parkinson’s seminal work on what he called the "Shaking Palsy".
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Associate Professor in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, University of Reading
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Honorary (Professorial Fellow) at the Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Doctoral Student in Ageing & Neurodegeneration, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Rob Brooks is a Friend of The Conversation.
Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Research Fellow and Lecturer, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Head of Neural Transplantation, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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BrainsCAN Research Associate, Western University
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Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Professor of Molecular Neurobiology, King's College London
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Professor of Neuroscience, Lancaster University
