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Curcumin 3.0-Therapeutic and Diagnostic Potential in Cancer and Beyond

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Summary: Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressive disorder affecting dopaminergic neurons, and the treatment with levodopa often leads to unwanted dyskinesia. The discovery of new therapeutic approaches to slow down or reverse neurodegeneration in PD is a crucial unmet need. Curcumin as a potential therapeutic agent for PD has neuroprotective activities, while alpha 7-nAChR is proposed as a potential therapeutic approach in PD.

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