Daily Archives: August 20, 2018

How does Parkinson’s disease gets from your gut to your head?

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is defined as a movement disorder, characterized by a symptomatic phase of motor disturbances such as tremor and slow movements resulting from the severe degeneration of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta

Mimicking enzymes using artificial proteins

Critical to life on earth is the ability of proteins called enzymes to catalyze a wide range of chemical reactions, such as producing essential molecules by breaking down food in humans, and producing oxygen from water in