Hope on the Horizon: New Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease Join Dr. Shannon Chiu from the Mayo Clinic for a special webinar that brings you the latest news in Parkinson’s care. She’ll share exciting updates on breakthrough treatments that are now available—and offer a look at new drugs currently being researched that may soon be approved. This is a unique chance to learn about therapies that could not only manage symptoms better but may also help slow the progression of Parkinson’s in the ...
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Hope on the Horizon: New Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease Join Dr. Shannon Chiu from the Mayo Clinic for a special webinar that brings you the latest news in Parkinson’s care. She’ll share exciting updates on breakthrough treatments that are now available—and offer a look at new drugs currently being researched that may soon be approved. This is a unique chance to learn about therapies that could not only manage symptoms better but may also help slow the progression of Parkinson’s in the ...
Detecting and Targeting Alpha Synuclein: Are We on a Path Toward a Cure for Parkinson's?
MDFA Podcast
38 minutes
2 years ago
Detecting and Targeting Alpha Synuclein: Are We on a Path Toward a Cure for Parkinson's?
Research has shown that the abnormal protein that accumulates in the cells in Parkinson’s Disease and leads to degeneration of cells is phosphorylated alpha synuclein. Dr. Padma Mahant will be discussing the different ways that alpha synuclein can be detected in different tissues, how these tests can be used to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from other parkinsonian syndromes, and the clinical trials that have focused on removing the pathological alpha synuclein from the brain and tissues. ...
MDFA Podcast
Hope on the Horizon: New Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease Join Dr. Shannon Chiu from the Mayo Clinic for a special webinar that brings you the latest news in Parkinson’s care. She’ll share exciting updates on breakthrough treatments that are now available—and offer a look at new drugs currently being researched that may soon be approved. This is a unique chance to learn about therapies that could not only manage symptoms better but may also help slow the progression of Parkinson’s in the ...
