A Swedish study that was done on lab rats indicates that cholesterol is needed for brain development. The article has a lot of 'scientific language' that I don't really understand. However, the main gist that I did get from this article was that a specific type of cholesterol, called oxysterol, as well as dopamine-producing nerve cells are needed for many brain functions. This includes things like motor functions and thing of that sort. These cells are the cells that die when a person has Parkinson's disease. What researchers have found is that when stem cells are treated with the oxysterol, will form more dopamine-producing nerve cells....this means that this could be a possible advancement in how to treat Parkinson's disease. I found this article interesting because my pop-pop died from Parkinson's disease and I never really knew what it really was...
Link:http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2009/10/03/cholesterol_necessary_for_brain_development.html
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