Researchers have now found initial evidence that a blood test to detect the alpha-synuclein protein is a viable, less invasive option to diagnose PD. The study appears in the Journal of Parkinson ...

A newly identified receptor rolls out the red carpet for α-synuclein fibrils, ushering them inside neurons and fast-tracking their spread, according to research from Fudan University, Shanghai. In the ...

A team that includes a RIKEN researcher has refined a lab test for measuring protein aggregate levels in samples from ...

Glyoxalase Domain-containing Protein 4 (GLOD4), the First Identified in a New Class of Enzymes Called Nitrases, Generates Nitrated ...

Researchers visualize α-synuclein pathology in living patients with a neurodegenerative disorder The National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology Journal Movement Disorders DOI 10.1002 ...

A fluorescent micrograph of a section of brain affected by Parkinson's disease. Neuron nuclei are blue, while the protein ...

The dbl-PAC-Tg(SNCA A53T) +/+;Snca-/-model, referred to here as double-transgenic mice, are mice lacking endogenous α-synuclein (Snca knockout mice) that were crossed with two homozygous transgenic ...

Annovis Bio Inc. (NYSE: ANVS) ("Annovis"), a late-stage clinical drug platform company pioneering transformative therapies ...

University of Florida researchers have led a multicenter study demonstrating that Automated Imaging Differentiation for ...

MSA is characterized by pathological alpha-synuclein aggregation, that causes gradual damage to nerve cells in the brain. This affects balance, movement and the autonomic nervous system, which ...

Researchers found that peristaltic pump flow mechanically breaks supersaturation to induce amyloid formation by hen egg white lysozyme, a-synuclein, amyloid b 1-40, and b2-microglobulin.