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There are around 127,000 Parkinson’s sufferers and 12 in 100,000 have Huntington’s - an inherited condition that damages nerve cells in the brain.  
There are around 127,000 Parkinson’s sufferers and 12 in 100,000 have Huntington’s - an inherited condition that damages nerve cells in the brain.  
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Liquorice could be used to treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
    18:58, 1 Dec 2015
    Updated 20:22, 1 Dec 2015
    By Fiona Parker
Currently 850,000 people in the UK are living with Alzheimer’s, but this number is expected to soar to over one million by 2025
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Liquorice root extract could be used to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s, a study revealed.
Salicylic acid, a bitter chemical found in some plants and a critical hormone for regulating plants’ immune systems , is also a component in aspirin.
It binds to the enzyme GAPDH, which is believed to play a role in neurodegenerative diseases stopping the enzyme moving into a cell’s nucleus where it can trigger its death.
But derivatives, such as from liquorice or synthesised versions, were even more effective than aspirin in stopping the enzyme.
Currently 850, 000 people in the UK are living with Alzheimer’s, but this number is expected to soar to over one million by 2025.
There are around 127,000 Parkinson’s sufferers and 12 in 100,000 have Huntington’s - an inherited condition that damages nerve cells in the brain.
Disease sufferers in UK
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The anti-Parkinson’s drug deprenyl also blocks GAPDH’s entry into the nucleus but the study suggests salicylic acid can achieve the same goal.
The anti-Parkinson’s drug deprenyl also blocks GAPDH’s entry into the nucleus but the study suggests salicylic acid can achieve the same goal.
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The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE.
The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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