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October 04, 2018

Scarlet Protein Might Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers at the Department of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, discovered that a protein known as Scarlet has protective effects against the fruit fly version of Parkinson's disease [1]. Abstract Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons, resulting in progressive locomotor dysfunction. Identification of genes required for the...

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Scarlet Protein Might Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease

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