MDS Podcast The Basic Science Perspective on the Role of Alpha-Synuclein | Congress 2023
The role of alpha-synuclein in various proteinopathies is still unknown. Prof. Poul Henning Jensen discusses this hot topic with Prof. Tiago Outeiro.
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MDS Podcast Updates in Tremor Treatments | Congress 2023
What new research is coming that may change the way clinicians treat tremor? Dr. Tiago Mestre shares his perspective on tremor treatment research with Dr. Hugo Morales.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Advancements in Dystonia Treatments | Congress 2023
What innovations in dystonia treatments do we have to look forward to? Dr. Mark Edwards sits down with Dr. Sarah Camargos to answer that vary question.
Read MoreMDS Podcast New loci for Parkinson disease is identified in Latin America cohorts
Dr. Sarah Camargos interviews Dr. Thiago Leal and Dr. Ignacio Mata about the need of genetic studies on underrepresented populations and the technical challenges they faced when alayzing admixture ancestries and X chromosome. Read the article
Read MoreMDS Podcast Award Article: Have we forgotten what tics are?
In this special issue celebrating the Movement Disorders Clinical Practice journal Research Article of the Year 2023, Sara Schaefer discusses tic phenomenology in primary tic disorders vs. functional tic-like disorders with Dr. Tamara Pringsheim. Read the article »
Read MoreMDS Podcast Award Article: Long duration levodopa response and neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s disease
In this special issue celebrating the Movement Disorders journal Research Article of the Year 2023, Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Mario Zappia the effects of the short vs long duration responses to levodopa on cortical excitability and neuroplasticity in response to motor learning tasks in early Parkinson’s disease patients. Read the article »
Read MoreMDS Podcast Perry Disease
Dr. Wszolek shares with Dr. Schaefer his extensive knowledge about the clinical, genetic, and pathological findings in Perry disease, a rare and likely underdiagnosed parkinsonian condition. Read the article.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Pleiotropy in Parkinson´s disease and Cancer: Is there an association between these entities?
In this episode, Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Sugier discusses the epidemiological associations between PD and cancers. While investigating several European GWAS databases, his group raised the conundrum whether cancer and Parkinson’s disease share common risk factors. Read the article.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Parkin Maintains Robust Pacemaking in Human iPSC-derived A9 Dopaminergic Neurons
In this episode, we interviewed Prof. Jian Feng about his most recent paper covering the role of parkin mutations in human A9 dopaminergic neurons and role they play in locomotor activities of early-onset PD. Journal CME is available until July 20, 2024 Read the article.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Getting involved in the MDS: a fruitful relationship
In this episode, Michele Matarazzo highlights the relevance of our society for the field and its members, with special guest Njideka Okubadejo.
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