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Flexibility testing at a Parkinson's clinic. <\/p>\n
A possible breakthrough has happened in the treatment of Parkinsons disease. UCLA researchers have found a way to stop the progression of the disease in animal tests. <\/p>\n
Parkinsons is a disease that strikes the nervous system, affecting ones movements. So far, there are no treatments to stop its progression. Medical professionals aren't even sure what actually causes it. <\/p>\n
But researchers do believe one particular protein in the brain plays a role. Its found in clumps in all Parkinson's patients. <\/p>\n
Researchers at UCLA have created a compound that prevents the protein from clumping. They call it a \"molecular tweezer.\" In live animal tests, the compound binds to that protein, prevents it from aggregating and even breaks up existing clumps. <\/p>\n
Most importantly, the compound did this without appearing to harm normal brain cells. <\/p>\n
The study was done with transparent zebrafish. Now the findings are being applied to mice. Human trials, they hope, will be next. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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