New Candidate Target for Parkinson's Disease Treatment - Technology Networks

Researchers have identified a lipase that degrades triglycerides to produce fatty acids as a candidate therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease.

The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein a protein that plays a critical role in Parkinsons disease (PD) is known to inte… [+1870 chars]

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