Profiles

Improving damage detection in the brain

A pair of proteins, whose malfunction is associated with Parkinson’s disease, normally work together to fulfill valuable housekeeping chores within the body. They keep brain...

Reconstitution du casse-tête Parkinson

Les chercheurs qui ont consacré leur carrière à la recherche de la cause de la maladie de Parkinson ont, collectivement, défini trois principaux facteurs de...

Piecing together the Parkinson’s puzzle

Researchers who have devoted their careers to finding the cause of Parkinson’s disease have, collectively, identified three major drivers of the death of dopamine-producing brain...

Misbehaving proteins

Researchers have identified a protein called alpha synuclein as a major culprit in Parkinson’s disease because it accumulates in large clumps, known as Lewy bodies,...

Protéines au mauvais comportement

Les chercheurs ont pointé une protéine appelée alpha-synucléine comme étant la principale responsable de la maladie de Parkinson, car elle s’accumule en amas importants, appelés...

Neurones malheureux

Dans nos cellules, les molécules ARN constituent l’une des composantes essentielles de la vie. Elles contiennent les instructions fournies par l’ADN pour la création de...

Unhappy neurons

Within our cells, RNA molecules are one of the essential building blocks of life. They carry the instructions from DNA to create proteins, and proteins...

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