Science Talk: Unlocking the Mystery of Parkinson's Disease

Science Talk

English - April 10, 2013 13:36 - 2 minutes - 212 MB Video - ★★★★ - 8 ratings
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March 3, 2013 - Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo has discovered why toxic clumps of proteins accumulate in brain cells of those with a familial form of Parkinson's disease. The paper was published online March 3 in Nature Neuroscience. Dr. Cuervo is professor of developmental & molecular biology and the Robert and Renee Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. See accompanying release:http://www.einstein.yu.edu/news/releases/875/scientists-identify-clean-up-snafu-that-kills-brain-cells-in-parkinsons-disease/