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

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

Undiscovered cause of Parkinson’s found for first time by scientists in huge breakthrough - Experts make breakthrough that ...

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

PINK1’s role in Parkinson’s has been known for a long time, but frustratingly the protein’s structure, and how it attaches to mitochondria, have remained a mystery. That makes it hard to ...

Melbourne-based researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) at the Parkinson's Disease Research Centre have solved a decades-long mystery which is likely to pave the way to the ...

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

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 ...