Chise

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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at JHU have identified the Aplp1 protein, which facilitates the spread of harmful alpha-synuclein proteins in the brain as a novel therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease AND a potential therapy using an EXISTING FDA-approved cancer drug. 🧪🧵⬇️

Jun 27, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

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🌈✨ Wzl @ Fur-Eh🍁🏒🌲🌈✨ @ibolt07.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:31 UTC

Parkinson's took my grandfather after a 24 year battle :( It's a horrible disease. He'd be so proud to hear this <3

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Haseley 🔞 @haseley.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 12:46 UTC

Science is fun.

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Willa @graduatedsapphic.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:40 UTC

I know we had discovered there was a sort of plague buildup around the hippocampus, this is a great step towards developing a therapy it's sounds like. I'm not much of a chemist but as a psych major I studied up on Parkinson's so I could help people cope.

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weesh @weeshful.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:42 UTC

my father in law has parkinson's... what should someone like me think about advances like this in relation to loved ones?

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Adri Shiu @adrishiu.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 23:27 UTC

What would this mean for potential in dealing with prion diseases?

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Disasterpiece @disasterpiece.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:17 UTC

📌

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Wratheon @wratheon.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:25 UTC

That's great news. I was womdering if this could also help forms of frontotemporal dementia like primary progressive aphasia?

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Kezz @kezzcat.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 21:18 UTC

Chise bringing us the fresh science goodies. 👍

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Boner McGee Rides Again @jennytulls.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 02:17 UTC

I'm so hoping this can also help people with Multiple System Atrophy. No one should die the way my mom did.

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Ericho Network @eriya181.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 23:04 UTC

So this is a new treatment for Parkinson's disease? 👀

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Camstone Faux 🦊🥃🤙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @camstonefaux.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:36 UTC

Thanks for sharing the good news! Much appreciated.

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cat squasher-downer @smudged.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 17:58 UTC

Aplp 🍎

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🔞fitotelmata @fruiting-bodies.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:08 UTC

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO

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Jenga @jenga.dog
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:15 UTC

I love seeing when you post exciting breakthroughs like this and the full context and significance. Feels like there’s been a lot of big steps lately. Do you feel like we’ve had a streak of good research news as well? Or have I just been unaware?

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