Monday, April 30, 2007

Sentry enzyme blocks paths to Parkinson's disease

Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Date: April 30, 2007

Summary:

The degeneration of brain cells that occurs in Parkinson's disease may be caused by either externally provoked cell death or internally initiated suicide when the molecule that normally prevents these fatal alternatives is missing, according to studies in mouse models by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.