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Helping Nerve Cells Clear Damaged Mitochondria May Treat Parkinson’s, Study Finds

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Parkin protein deficiency — which is associated with early onset Parkinson’s disease — is only detrimental when dopamine -producing neurons undergo a metabolic switch as they mature, a new study reported. Under such conditions, nerve cells lacking in parkin cannot effectively recycle damaged mitochondria (the cells’ powerhouses, or energy […]