Thursday, April 26, 2018

Rabies trick could help treat Parkinson's Disease

The rabies virus wreaks havoc on the brain, triggering psychosis and death. To get where it needs to go, the virus must first trick the nervous system and cross the blood brain barrier – a process that makes it of interest in drug design. Now, scientists report a way to exploit the rabies virus machinery to deliver a Parkinson’s disease medication directly to the brain.



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