The compositions of antioxidants in a certain species of olive fruits have been found to be superior in protection against Parkinson's disease. As Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, but still without a cure, this is an important finding on the way to combat this crippling condition.

AU researchers, Daniel Otzen, Hossein Mohammad-Beigi, and Cagla Sahin and collaborators publish in ACS Nano on how the design of nanoparticles have a crucial role in the inhibition of alpha-synuclein fibrillation and the progress of Parkinson’s Disease, accordingly.

Researchers at Aarhus University offer a new prospect on nucleic acids as a unique scaffold for macro-molecular prodrugs. With a natural mechanism for drug release they are foreseen to hold immense promise for targeted drug delivery.