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Student Scholar Program at Louisiana Tech Connects Parkinson’s Patients to Resources

Feb 17, 2020 07:00 am | Mary Chapman

 

Louisiana Tech PD programThrough Louisiana Tech University‘s (LTU) Student Scholar program, participants are both learning and teaching others about Parkinson’s disease (PD) and available support. Lauren Tompkins is one of two students currently in the program at LTU’s Parkinson Resource Center (PRC), which aims to promote a healthy PD community by connecting people, programs, ideas and resources. A […]

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Light-activated Protein Used to Improve Mitochondrial Function, Reduce Parkinson’s Symptoms in Fly Study

Feb 17, 2020 07:00 am | Marisa Wexler

 

light-activated protein improves mitochondrial functionUsing a light-activated protein to improve the function of mitochondria — cells’ powerhouses— could be a therapeutic strategy for Parkinson’s disease (PD), a new study done in flies suggests. The results of the study, “Light-driven activation of mitochondrial proton-motive force improves motor behaviors in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease,” were published in Communications Biology. […]

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