Shining a light on neurodegenerative disorders

© 2021 EPFL

© 2021 EPFL

The Wyss Center together with Hilal Lashuel’s lab at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) today announced a collaboration to explore the potential of using light as a therapy for Parkinson’s disease and dementia.

Could a ray of light stop rogue proteins in their tracks and slow the spread of neurodegenerative disease in the brain?

The Wyss Center together with Hilal Lashuel’s lab at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) today announced a collaboration to explore the potential of using light as a therapy for Parkinson’s disease and dementia.

The team plans to expand the collaboration to clinical partners in Switzerland and internationally. 

Read the artcile here: https://wysscenter.ch/updates/shining-a-light-on-neurodegenerative-disorders