This discovery claimed by the UK was actually discovered by a reacher at Buffalo University in New York called Dr. Jian Feng in 2006. Learn more about him at following link:
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jianfeng/
He also is using my skin cells to make adult stem cells because I have 2 mutations in my Parkin gene. He has done a tremendous amount of research on Parkinson's disease. If you would like to thank him for his hard work on our behalf, why don't you check out the link above, which lists all his interests and papers he has written. He is very approachable and could possibly answer any questions you have on current research.
Best to all,
Vicky
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Originally Posted by paula_w
New rotenone model may hold clue to how Parkinson’s develops
from pdonlineresearch:
http://www.pdonlineresearch.org/news...son-s-develops
also: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
Alpha-synuclein is thought to be a major factor in Parkinson’s, as the nerve cells that die in the brain in Parkinson’s become clogged with sticky clumps of this protein.
Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini, one of the researchers involved from Cambridge University, said: "Although we gave such tiny doses of rotenone that we couldn’t detect it in the blood or brain, we could still see major differences inside mouse nerve cells.
“Interestingly, although cells in the gut and spinal cord were also affected, nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra were worst hit and began to die. This suggests that this group of nerve cells are particularly vulnerable to the build-up of alpha synuclein.”
Dr Kieran Breen, Director of Research and Development at the Parkinson's Disease Society, said: "This new mouse model will tell us more about how Parkinson’s develops and spreads throughout the nervous system. This new research also suggests that environmental factors like pesticides could indeed trigger Parkinson’s in some people.
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