Parkinson's Cure Journey

Foundations

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Status
Done. Settled. Later work builds on it.
Verdict
Lewy bodies and dopamine loss define what any cure must protect or restore.
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4 in this lane, 1 more tagged with it. Advanced 4

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Lewy bodies described; tied to the substantia nigra1912–1919DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20262
Carlsson: dopamine is a brain transmitter1957–1958DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20263
Dopamine is missing from the Parkinson's brain1960DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20262
Levodopa becomes standard treatment1961–1967DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20264

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6-OHDA model and first rat dopamine grafts1968–1979Research modelConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20265

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