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Grants From Michael J. Fox Foundation Awarded To BIDMC Scientists For Parkinson's Research
20 November 2009
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) neurologists Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, and Daniel Tarsy, MD, have been awarded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from the Michael J...
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Findings That Should Speed The Development Of Drugs For Parkinson's Disease
19 November 2009
Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson's Disease...
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NC State Researchers Advance Understanding Of Stem Cells
19 November 2009
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance in understanding...
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