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Landmark study to transform cancer treatment

More than a thousand scientists have built the most detailed picture of cancer ever in a landmark study. They said cancer was like a 100,000-piece jigsaw, and that until today, 99% of the pieces were missing. Their studies, published in the journal Nature, provide an almost complete picture of all cancers. They could allow treatment… Read More: Landmark study to transform cancer treatment »

Study unravels new insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein

Research on alpha-synuclein highlights a potential therapeutic strategy By Charlotte Hsu BUFFALO, N.Y. — Research by University at Buffalo biologists is providing new insights into alpha-synuclein, a small acidic protein associated with Parkinson’s disease. Alpha-synuclein is known to form abnormal clumps in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s, but scientists are still trying to understand… Read More: Study unravels new insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein »

CDC Study Breaks Down Diabetes Risk for Hispanic, Asian Subgroups

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 — There are significant differences in rates of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes between subgroups of Hispanic and Asian Americans, a federal government study finds. Hispanics and Asians represent 23% of the U.S. population and are expected to account for 38% by 2060. And, these groups may be at higher risk for… Read More: CDC Study Breaks Down Diabetes Risk for Hispanic, Asian Subgroups »

Athletes have healthier brains that can actually hear better, study says

Neurobiologist Nina Kraus can. At her lab at Northwestern University called “Brainvolts,” she and her colleagues can attach a series of electrodes to your scalp and record the electricity your brain produces in response to a sound. “I can then take that electricity and play it out through a speaker and we can listen to… Read More: Athletes have healthier brains that can actually hear better, study… »