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Boost for Parkinson’s treatment

Back in 2013 (see here previously) Tel Aviv University researchers found that the sugar substitute mannitol could protect the brain against Parkinson’s disease. But a trial could not get funding. So, entrepreneur and Parkinson’s sufferer Dan Vesely co-founded and crowdfunded … Continue reading

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Sweetner could treat Parkinson’s

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that the sugar substitute mannitol protects the brain against the effects of Parkinson’s disease. Laboratory trials are to be completed before human clinical trials can commence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-flies-potential-sweet-treatment-parkinson.html

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