July 23, 2015
Medical researchers from the National
Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) announced Wednesday that a new treatment for Parkinson's disease
could lead patients to make an 85-percent recovery.
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In a
press release, UNAM researcher Patricia Vergara Aragon explained that tests on
rats showed that titanium dioxide microplants bearing dopamine allowed the
animals to recover motor function.
Parkinson's
disease primarily affects people over 50 and causes gradual deterioration of
neurons in the brain responsible for creating dopamine.
Dopamine
acts as a chemical messenger that links neurons across the brain and is
responsible for controlling the movement of the human body.
In
collaboration with researchers from the Center of Applied Investigation and
Advanced Technology of the National Polytechnic Institute, the UNAM team said
they succeeded in placing dopamine molecules within a microreservoir in a
ceramic base, using the sol-gel technique.
Once
applied to the patient, this technique allows the neurotransmitters affected by
Parkinson's to remain stable for a long time, they added.
http://health.einnews.com/article/277373210/T4kdRFRi-r0XOC7Q
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