Recent data suggest gut microbiota dysbiosis as a contributing factor in neurodegenerative
diseases, such as Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and these …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder due to dopamine deficit in
substatia nigra. PD is mainly a sporadic disease with unestablished etiology. However …

BACKGROUND Africa is a huge continent that straddles the equator, extending from 37 N
and 35 S and endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. Over 50,000 distinct …

Mucuna pruriens (Mp) is an annual and perennial legume which belongs to the family
Fabaceae having different types of therapeutic activity. Anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti …

Inflammation, although first characterized by Cornelius Celsus, a physician in first Century
Rome, it was Rudolf Virchow, a German physician in nineteenth century who suggested a …

Classic Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by fibrillar α-synuclein inclusions known
as Lewy bodies in the substantia nigra, which are associated with nigrostriatal degeneration …

Till date, drugs that have been used to manage Parkinson's disease (PD) have only shown
symptomatic relief with several adverse effects besides their inability to prevent …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases are increasingly affecting individuals'
quality of life, thus increasing their cost to social and health systems. These diseases have …

Objective: To define key issues in the management of Parkinson disease (PD) relating to
neuroprotective strategies and alternative treatments, and to make evidence-based …