The next killer APP: LRRK2 inhibitors?
The Science of Parkinson's Disease
by Simon
3y ago
In Silicon valley (California), everyone is always looking for the “next killer app” – the piece of software (or application) that is going to change the world. The revolutionary next step that will solve all of our problems. The title of today’s post is a play on the words ‘killer app’, but the ‘app’ part doesn’t refer to the word application. Rather it relates to the Alzheimer’s disease-related protein Amyloid Precursor Protein (or APP). Recently new research has been published suggesting that APP is interacting with a Parkinson’s disease-related protein called Leucine-ri ..read more
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Improving the SoPD blog 2017 – any thoughts/suggestions?
The Science of Parkinson's Disease
by Simon
3y ago
Every six months or so, I put up a post asking for feedback/thoughts/suggestions on the style/content of the site. Or requests for any special topics readers would like to read. In this post, I also try to provide some insight as to how the website is going and what is happening behind the scenes.  The whole point of this particular post is to provide an opportunity to you the reader to help improve the site – any and all suggestions are welcomed. The State of the Blog address. Source: Tngop So lets begin with where things are at present. The state of the blog: The blog has been ..read more
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Improving the SoPD blog – any thoughts?
The Science of Parkinson's Disease
by Simon
3y ago
It has been a week since we posted our discussion regarding where we think things are going in 2017 in the world of Parkinson’s disease research. Today’s short post is a follow up piece on how we can improve the SoPD blog. Specifically, we would like to ask for your thoughts as to what particular improvements you would like to this on this blog. PPI in action. Source: Parkinson’s UK Patient and public involvement (PPI) PPI is a big deal in the world of Parkinson’s research. It involves researchers and people affected by Parkinson’s ..read more
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A drug from Kalamazoo
The Science of Parkinson's Disease
by Simon
3y ago
Last week a research report was published in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine (that means that it’s potentially really important stuff). The study involved a new drug that is being clinically tested for diabetes. In last week’s study, however, the new drug demonstrated very positive effects in Parkinson’s disease. In today’s post we will review the new study and discuss what it means for Parkinson’s. Diabetic checking blood sugar levels. Source: Gigaom FACT:  One in every 19 people on this planet have diabetes (Source: DiabetesUK). It is expected to affec ..read more
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