tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157817818477271980.post2398399094183218609..comments2014-01-13T09:17:23.422+00:00Comments on Talk Parkinson's: Exciting times for Parkinson's research in EuropeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157817818477271980.post-65155935473073068122012-02-10T15:00:33.052+00:002012-02-10T15:00:33.052+00:00Hi steviej - thanks for your question.
Yes, there...Hi steviej - thanks for your question.<br /><br />Yes, there is a connection between the two pieces of research you mentioned.<br /><br />There have been a been a number of important breakthroughs in Parkinson's research over the last year, all stemming from cuting-edge techniques which mean scientists can now grow nerve cells from skin cells.<br /><br />Last year, Parkinson's UK-funded researchers at the University of Edinburgh made nerve cells from a person with another form of inherited Parkinson's: http://bit.ly/oQXuCC <br /><br />This week researchers in the US have used nerve cells made from skin cells to understand the role of the parkin gene in Parkinson's: http://bit.ly/xxU3Wl<br /><br />And last week researchers in California converted skin cells directly into brain cells: http://bbc.in/wqIWsY <br /><br />Until recently it was impossible to study the nerve cells lost in Parkinson's in the lab. But the ability to grow nerve cells in a dish is giving scientists a crucial window into the Parkinson's brain - allowing them to study how they behave and why they die.<br /><br />You can keep up to date with our Parkinson's research news at http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/researchnews or email us at research@parkinsons.org.uk if you have any other questions.Parkinson's UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157817818477271980.post-7680812999871606342012-02-09T19:56:12.516+00:002012-02-09T19:56:12.516+00:00We often see lists of research but not much inform...We often see lists of research but not much information on how they relate to each other. For example is there any connection between what is described at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16913997 and at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13816815 ?steviejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582105573072940019noreply@blogger.com