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OPDC researchers have developed a new genetic mouse model of Parkinson's to track the earliest changes that take place in the brain.

The knowledge gained from their groundbreaking study, published in the leading scientific journal PNAS, could pave the way for new treatments that can slow or stop Parkinson's in its tracks. This study is the first to show that the way the chemical messenger dopamine is stored and released is affected at the very start of the process – before Lewy bodies appear.

Read the press release: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/news/3-october-2013/clues-about-early-stages-parkinsons-new-mouse-model