Artificial intelligence that can distinguish between four subtypes of Parkinson’s disease in the laboratory has raised hopes that more precise treatments for the illness can be developed in the future.
Parkinson’s, which affects movement and cognition and has no cure at present, is linked to the loss of brain cells that produce a chemical messenger called dopamine. At present, there is no way to diagnose the different subtypes of Parkinson’s.
The new study involved taking skin cells from Parkinson’s patients and then coaxing them to become what are known as induced pluripotent stem cells – a type of cell that has the potential to become almost any other type. These were then turned into brain cells in a dish.
The underlying biological cause of Parkinson’s
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