PARKINSON'S DISEASE: NEW AVENUES OF HOPE
April 10, 2026
"The grail would be to slow the disease, and to prevent the onset of symptoms, by targeting the mechanism of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease."
Research to treat this neurodegenerative brain disorder has raised hopes but also many disappointments. Historically focused on dopamine receptors, it is increasingly targeting other mechanisms such as alpha-synuclein accumulation or addressing hereditary genes in attempts to stop its progression.
"Parkinson's disease affects dopaminergic neurons. The lack of dopamine induces characteristic motor symptoms such as tremor, slowness and rigidity," explains Jean-Christophe Corvol, professor of neurology a...
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