A technique that measures the levels of different metabolites — the products of cellular metabolism — of dopamine could serve as…
Alejandra Viviescas, PhD
Alejandra has a PhD in Genetics from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and is currently working as a scientific writer, editor, and translator. As a writer for BioNews, she is fulfilling her passion for making scientific data easily available and understandable to the general public. Aside from her work with BioNews, she also works as a language editor for non-English speaking authors and is an author of science books for kids.
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Articles by Alejandra Viviescas, PhD
A gene therapy consisting of a viral vector carrying the DDC gene improved motor and cognitive functions in children with AADC…
Patients with only one mutated copy of the DDC gene may present delayed or milder symptoms of AADC deficiency —…