The QPK blog

Cameron Allan

Feb 22, 20213 min read

Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

To understand gene therapy, it is important to first understand what a gene is and how it works. Genes are small portions of DNA which...

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Julie Z.

Feb 8, 20213 min read

Future of Parkinson’s Diagnosis Based on Eye Movement Behaviours

Imagine a world where people can go into healthcare clinics, watch some video clips, and subsequently receive a diagnosis for...

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Kaylee Punter

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Summary of: metabolic engineering of tomato fruit enriched in L-DOPA, paper by Breitel et al. (2020)

Part of learning about Parkinson's disease is keeping up with new research articles. Here we'll be summarizing and breaking down a paper...

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Abigail Erwin

Jan 11, 20212 min read

Emotional and Support Mechanisms for Parkinson’s Disease Caregivers

Caregivers of those with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) can range from family members to hired help and it can be a challenging job. Luckily,...

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