Parkinson's disease
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Gene variant guards against Parkinson's and could lead to therapiesA study uncovers the likely reasons why a rare genetic quirk is tied to protection against Parkinson's disease.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Gene variant carried by 1 in 5 people may guard against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, massive study findsAn immune-related gene variant has been tied to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's across a huge, diverse population of people.
By Dr. Alakananda Dasgupta Published
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Ian Wilmut, British embryologist who created Dolly the sheep clone, dies at 79Sir Ian Wilmut was key to the successful creation of Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, in 1996.
By Ben Turner Published
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In rare case, man's brain starts to bleed following tooth extraction at the dentistAfter a standard dental procedure, a man turned up to the emergency department with bleeding in his brain.
By Emily Cooke Published
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Parkinson's disease: Risks, symptoms and treatmentAround 500,000 Americans are currently diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease.
By Cari Nierenberg Last updated
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What Are Amphetamines?By Rachel Ross Last updated
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Depression Linked with Parkinson's Disease RiskPeople who have depression may be at increased of risk of developing Parkinson's disease later on, a new study suggests.
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Last updated
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Another Study Found a Link Between Parkinson's Disease and the Appendix. What's Going On?Clumps of proteins found in the brains of people who have Parkinson's disease are also found in the appendix.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Can Injecting Millions of Stem Cells into the Brain Treat Parkinson's Disease?A new experimental therapy for Parkinson's disease that involves injecting millions of special stem cells into the brain of patients with the condition is currently being tested in a clinical trial.
By Rachael Rettner Published
