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Boosting the Brain’s Mitochondria to Try to Halt Parkinson’s – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
UK charity provides £1.2 million ($1.7 million) in funding to refine molecule to protect dopamine-producing brain cells and slow down disease progression.
Parkinsons UK reports that it is investing up to £1.2 million into a one-year project in partnership with the University of Sheffield that aims to refine a molecule that could be developed into a drug to protect dopamine-producing brain cells and slow down the progression of Parkinson’s.
The funding boost comes via the charitys Parkinson’s Virtual Biotech initiative, which is fast-tracking the development of new treatments for people with Parkinsons. Scientists at the University of Sheffields Institute…
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