Thursday, July 05, 2007

Tracing Parkinson's lethal mechanism

Source: Cell Press
Date: July 5, 2007

Summary:

In the vast majority of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, the disorder arises not because of a genetic defect, but because some external insult triggers the death of dopamine-producing neurons. Now, researchers have reported progress in understanding the mechanism underlying that death, which they say suggests a new treatment pathway.