4 November 2011
Parkinson's Disease - Past, Present and Future. Cafe Science Extra event, November 9th
The history of Parkinson's Disease, current research into the condition, and likely future treatments are to be discussed at the next Café Science Extra event scheduled to take place in Dundee.
Dr Miratul Muqit, from the University of Dundee, will talk about the degenerative brain disease at Dundee Science Centre on Wednesday, 9th November. He will explain how the condition particularly affects the elderly and how, despite being first described almost 200 years ago, there is still no cure or any treatment that can slow down the disease.
Over the last decade, ground-breaking genetic discoveries have led to the identification of several genes that cause Parkinson’s, and understanding how these genes cause brain cell loss is likely to lead to new ideas on how to treat the disease.
Dr Muqit said, 'This is an exciting time to be involved in Parkinson’s disease research. I will highlight recent discoveries and discuss how work here at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit in Dundee is exploiting these discoveries to come up with new ideas for treatments.'
Café Science was launched in January 2008, and has attracted more than 2500 people since then.
The monthly events are informal discussions led by leading local researchers that allow members of the public the opportunity to learn more about the ground-breaking science happening at the Universities of Dundee and Abertay and are run in partnership with Dundee Science Centre with additional funding from the Scottish Government.
'Parkinson's Disease - Past, Present and Future' takes place from 6pm on Wednesday, 9th November at Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket.
This is a free event and everyone is welcome. There is no need to book in advance but attendees are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment.
The talk will be followed by ‘Reclaim!’, the Science Centre’s free evening event for adults.
Those unable to attend the event will be able to follow live updates via the @revealsresearch Twitter account. The hashtag #CafeSciDundee helps people join the online discussion that follows.
More details of upcoming events can be found at www.cafesciencedundee.co.uk.
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