Researchers Investigate Gene’s Protective Role in Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s is estimated to affect 1 million Americans, yet treatments have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of the debilitating disease.

However, Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based University of Alabama researchers have determined how a specific gene protects dopamine-producing neurons from dying in both animal models and human neuron cultures, reports a scientific article that appears in the Feb. 8 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience. For more information, click here to read the full release.