A “game-changing” new technique could pave the way for doctors to diagnose Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms appear.
Parkinson’s is caused by the build-up of abnormal proteins known as alpha-synuclein (alphaSyn) throughout the brain and the nervous system, which is thought to occur years before physical symptoms such as tremors and muscle stiffness begin to emerge.
However, symptoms vary from person to person and are shared by a number of other illnesses, further complicating diagnosis attempts.
