Scientists find mechanism by which Parkinson’s mutation kills brain cells

The following is an excerpt.

March 3, 2013— (Bronx, NY) — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson’s disease damage brain cells. The study, which published online today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, could also open up treatment possibilities for both familial Parkinson’s and the more common form of Parkinson’s that is not inherited.

View the original article here: Scientists identify ‘clean-up’ snafu that kills brain cells in Parkinson’s disease

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