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Parkinson’s disease: Understanding changes in the brain and testing novel drugs

This project aims to study the aetiology of non-motor symptoms in the brains of early-stage Parkinson’s disease models.

18 November 2019

Team

Dr Audrey Mercer and Dr Andy Constanti

Project (PO3): Objective Output Outcome

The aim of this project is to study the aetiology of non-motor symptoms in the brains of early stage Parkinson’s disease models and to test novel drugs that may potentially slow down the progression of the disease. 

 Neuroinflammation and astrocytic activation in the piriform cortex of a pre-motor Parkinson’s disease model

Image: Neuroinflammation and astrocytic activation in the piriform cortex of a pre-motor Parkinson’s disease model.

Contact

a.mercer@ucl.ac.uk