The new findings explain how PINK1 is activated in cells, thereby cleaning up and replacing damaged mitochondria . Australian researchers have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Parkinson's disease. They have solved the structure of a key protein that is expected to cure this incurable disease. Discovery takes place in Nature. For the first time, researchers have captured a protein called PINK1 "live" in Guest Posting . The discovery explains how this protein is activated in the cell, so it begins to clean and replace damaged mitochondria . When this protein doesn't work, it causes brain cells to lack energy, causing dysfunction that can lead to brain cell death in the long term . The discovery is the latest breakthrough in an eight-year project that provides. Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by death. More than 10 million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's disease. There are no drugs that can slow or sto...
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