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Attempts to treat Parkinson's
Parkinson's causes uncontrollable shaking, along with impaired speech and movement. In approximately one third of cases it also results in dementia. The disease affects at least one percent of people over the age of 65.
Dopamine, which helps direct movement, is provided in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra.
Attempts to treat Parkinson's have focussed mainly on a pharmaceutical substitute for dopamine or on restoring or protecting dopamine-producing cells.
Attempts to treat Parkinson's
Parkinson's causes uncontrollable shaking, along with impaired speech and movement. In approximately one third of cases it also results in dementia. The disease affects at least one percent of people over the age of 65.
Dopamine, which helps direct movement, is provided in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra.
Attempts to treat Parkinson's have focussed mainly on a pharmaceutical substitute for dopamine or on restoring or protecting dopamine-producing cells.