The protein cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) appears in high concentrations in parts of the brain ravaged by Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows, suggesting that this molecule plays a role in the disease. Scientists made the finding, which appears in the April 29 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, by studying the brains of deceased Parkinson’s patients.
Log in
Subscribers, enter your e-mail address for full access to the Science News archives and digital editions.