- Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine have found nanoplastics affect a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and other types of dementia.
- Over 10 million people around the world have Parkinson’s disease.
- Scientists know that genetics, lifestyle influences, and environmental factors play a role in disease development.
Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine found that
The study was recently published in the journal Science Advances.
Parkinson’s disease is considered the
There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease. While scientists are still not sure what exactly causes the condition, they do know that
According to Dr. Andrew West, professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University School of Medicine and principal investigator of this study, we know that Parkinson’s disease is not typically heritable or transmissible, and some of the disease risk is thought to be due to
“However, the known environmental risks account for a very small percentage of what may be lurking out there, increasing our risk of getting sick,” Dr. West told Medical News Today. “When we have identified a bonafide risk for disease, or risks for progression of (the) disease, in the environment, we can take steps to protect ourselves from those risks.”
Dr. West explained he and his team were initially using different types of nanoparticles to facilitate biomarker…
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