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Biomarkers needed for neurodegenerative diseases
Parkinson's disease is chronic and degenerative and can impact cognitive function. Currently there are no objective tests or biomarkers for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and the rate of misdiagnosis can be high. But the visual system is proving it may be an effective...
A drug currently being used to treat leukemia has been found to help halt the production of toxic proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of dementia. Researchers from Georgetown...
Oregon researchers have successfully produced human embryonic stem cells using a new technique that could eventually offer hope for conditions such as Parkinson's disease. A team led by Shoukhrat Mitalopov has successfully...
Researchers have figured out new ways to identify who is at risk of developing Alzheimer's, an incurable brain disease that affects 5.4 million Americans. By studying spinal fluid samples and health data from 201 research participants...
Though it's smart to take steps to prevent skin cancer, people diagnosed with the non-melanoma types of the disease may have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds. Study participants who had been diagnosed with either basal cell or squamous...
When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and Australia who have pinpointed the regions of the brain involved in creating...
Suspected brain injuries can be difficult to diagnose, and expensive CT scanners are the best way to look for edemas and hematomas. But CT scanners are large, expensive, ionizing and require specialists to operate. Researchers...
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