Austrian pharmacologist Oleh Hornykiewicz died in late May 2020. He believed in the power of research on brains of people who had died with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). He and a colleague discovered that these brains were deficient in the important neurotransmitter called dopamine. And he was among several scientists who perfected the treatment of PD with L-dopa. Today, the mainstay treatment for PD is still L-dopa. This recent New York Times article is about his breakthrough research:
Brain Support Network agrees in the power of examining brains of people who have died with PD and other neurological disorders as a means of finding cures for these disorders. If you’d like assistance in making brain donation arrangements for you or a loved one, check out our webpage.