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Molecular Switch for Toxic Protein Disposal May Be Parkinson’s Target

Parkinson's News Today reports on a new study from CRN Team Hurley that identified a molecular switch in a protein complex that regulates how cellular waste disposal mechanisms clean up and recycle unwanted materials - like the toxic alpha-synuclein protein clumps, or aggregates, that drive the death of nerve cells in Parkinson’s disease.

February 24, 2025

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Celebrating the Collaborative ASAP Community Through Art&Science

Dr. Dorotea Fracchiolla from Team Hurley and Founder of Art&Science shares her recent series of paintings that depict the brains of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and highlights ASAP's role in facilitating collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the PD community.

December 16, 2024

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Finding Rewrites Understanding Into Parkinson’s Disease Pathway

Science Daily reports on ASAP Team Hurley's recent findings that solves a mystery about how the protein Optineurin recognizes unhealthy mitochondria 'tagged' by PINK1 and Parkin, enabling their delivery to our body's garbage disposal system.

June 27, 2024

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Art&Science: Parkinson’s Disease Edition

ASAP CRN researcher, Dr. Dorotea Fracchiolla, created a series of two paintings that represent topics that were discussed throughout the 2023 Collaborative Meetings in San Diego (USA) and London (UK).

June 26, 2024

Team Hurley

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Finding Rewrites Understanding Into Parkinson’s Disease Pathway

This news story reports on a study by Team Hurley that solves a mystery about how the protein Optineurin recognizes unhealthy mitochondria “tagged” by PINK1 and Parkin, enabling their delivery to our body's garbage disposal system.

June 27, 2023

Team Hurley

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