Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, primarily characterized by motor dysfunction.

While hand tremors are one of the most common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease it isn’t the only one There are other signs ...

A novel wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem uses nanoparticles to target and restore damaged neurons in Parkinson’s disease, ...

Dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra and the ventral tegmental area are believed to be involved in reward-dependent behaviors. Consistent with this role, they are activated by rewards ...

It receives inputs from the limbic system and the basal ganglia and sends outputs to midbrain areas that are involved in the release of dopamine (the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral ...

T he main neuropathological feature of Parkinson's disease is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Specifically, dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tier of the ...

Researchers develop NANO system to treat Parkinsons symptoms without surgery Innovative approach using nanoparticles offers ...

A research team led by Prof. CHEN Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed a wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem, Au@TRPV1@β-syn ...

A nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation system has been shown to reverse Parkinson's disease in groundbreaking ...

Researchers developed a wireless photothermal nanosystem using gold nanoshells to stimulate thermosensitive TRPV1 receptors ...

Juergen Eckhardt leads Bayer’s impact investment unit, Leaps by Bayer. Substantia nigra. Illustration showing a healthy substantia nigra in a human brain. The substantia ... [+] nigra plays an ...