Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for new drugs to treat Parkinson’s ...

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a key protein linked to Parkinson's mutates, leads to cell death in the ...

One of the major proteins linked to the condition is now better understood.

First discovered more than 20 years ago, PINK1 is a protein directly linked to Parkinson’s disease, but until now, no one has seen what human PINK1 looks like, or how PINK1 attaches to ...

Melbourne-based researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) at the Parkinson's Disease Research Centre have ...

WEHI researchers have solved a decades-long mystery by determining the structure of human PINK1, a key protein linked to ...

Study reveals the structure of PINK1 protein, offering fresh hope for Parkinson's patients through potential targeted ...

“We also saw, for the first time, how mutations present in people with Parkinson’s disease affect human PINK1.” The proteins that make up the so-called docking site are important pieces of ...

WEHI researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinson’s disease, solving a decades-long mystery that paves the way for development of new drugs to treat the condition. First ...

Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for new drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease. Experts have known for several decades that the PINK1 protein ...

“We also saw, for the first time, how mutations present in people with Parkinson’s disease affect human PINK1.” Dr Komander said: “This is a significant milestone for research into ...