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   Mold chemical linked to movement disorder    
        
      
   BY ASHLEY YEAGER 5:30PM, NOVEMBER 11, 2013    
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   A mold-made chemical can cause Parkinson's-like changes in the brains of fruit   
   flies.    
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   The compound that gives mold its musty smell can cause changes in fruit flies'   
   brains that mimic those of patients with Parkinson's disease.    
      
   Scientists do not know the exact cause of Parkinson's disease, but studies   
   have shown that exposure to human-made chemicals may be a risk factor for   
   developing the movement disorder.    
      
   Now researchers have found that the chemical 1-octen-3-ol, which mold   
   naturally emits, kills flies' brain cells that transmit dopamine, a compound   
   involved in controlling movement. The mold molecule also reduces dopamine   
   levels in the flies' brains. In    
   experiments with human cells, the mold chemical also blocked the cells from   
   taking in dopamine, researchers report November 11 in the Proceedings of the   
   National Academy of Sciences.    
      
   The results offer insight into cases of movement problems that doctors have   
   associated with fungi exposure, the scientists say.    
      
   https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/mold-chemical-li   
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