'Frenemy' in Parkinson's disease takes to crowdsourcing
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
A key neuronal protein called alpha-synuclein normally gathers in synapses, where aggregates of it help regulate neurotransmissions, researchers have found. In overabundance, though, a-synuclein can choke off communication altogether, leading to neuronal death and related diseases.