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David J. Brooks

Researcher at University College London

Publications -  1209
Citations -  107074

David J. Brooks is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Parkinson's disease & Galaxy. The author has an hindex of 152, co-authored 1056 publications receiving 94335 citations. Previous affiliations of David J. Brooks include University of Surrey & Imperial College London.

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Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease

Michael T. Heneka, +41 more
- 01 Apr 2015 - 
TL;DR: Genome-wide analysis suggests that several genes that increase the risk for sporadic Alzheimer's disease encode factors that regulate glial clearance of misfolded proteins and the inflammatory reaction.
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A five-year study of the incidence of dyskinesia in patients with early Parkinson's disease who were treated with ropinirole or levodopa

TL;DR: Early Parkinson's disease can be managed successfully for up to five years with a reduced risk of dyskinesia by initiating treatment with ropinirole alone and supplementing it with levodopa if necessary.
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Direct brain infusion of glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor in Parkinson disease

TL;DR: Positron emission tomography scans of [18F]dopamine uptake showed a significant 28% increase in putamen dopamine storage after 18 months, suggesting a direct effect of GDNF on dopamine function, and warrants careful examination ofGDNF as a treatment for Parkinson disease.
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The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)

TL;DR: The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) is a comprehensive observational, international, multi-center study designed to identify PD progression biomarkers both to improve understanding of disease etiology and course and to provide crucial tools to enhance the likelihood of success of PD modifying therapeutic trials.