How does Parkinson's disease develop? Study raises doubts on theory of Parkinson's disease

(University of Basel) Parkinson's disease was first described by a British doctor more than 200 years' ago. The exact causes of this neurodegenerative disease are still unknown. In a study recently published in eLife, a team of researchers led by Professor Henning Stahlberg from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has now questioned the previous understanding of this disease.