The following is a summary of “Association of Striatal Dopamine Depletion and Brain Metabolism Changes With Motor and ...

More information: Tiziano Balzano et al, Neurovascular and immune factors of vulnerability of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons in non-human primates, npj Parkinson's Disease (2024). DOI: 10. ...

The substantia ... [+] nigra plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement. Degeneration of this structure is characteristic of Parkinson's disease. In late 2018, Japanese ...

In the days before the technique was developed, treatment for Parkinson’s disease meant ... cable implants to illuminate the brain’s substantia nigra with near infrared light, which is thought ...

When they analysed the substantia nigra they recorded a rapid loss of Substance P (a key chemical involved ... Our work identifying that a silent stroke can lead to Parkinson’s disease shows it is ...

Parkinson’s disease causes tremors, rigidity, and a loss of mobility over time, eventually leaving patients disabled. This ...

Parkinson's disease (PD ... Neurodegeneration in PD critically involves the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta, which results in a severe reduction in dopamine levels ...

Patients feel increasingly unsteady on their feet and may suffer falls. What causes Parkinson’s disease (PD)? Is there a genetic component to consider? The area of the brain affected in PD is called ...