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Protein Shapes Indicate Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have found that a set of proteins have different shapes in the spinal fluid of healthy individuals and Parkinson’s patients. These could be used in the future as a new type of biomarker for this disease. 
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Long-Term Study Identifies Bacteria Most Commonly Found in Severe Oral Infections

Researchers have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections.
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Immune Cells in ALS Can Predict Disease Progression

According to a study, it's possible to predict how fast ALS may progress by measuring immune cells in the cerebrospinal fluid.
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Biomarker Predicts Resistance to Immunotherapies in Melanoma

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them.
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MicroRNAs Can Help Predict Disease Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients

University of Galway researchers discover biomarkers that may help in determining tailored cancer treatment.
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Gait-Detecting Algorithm May Help Diagnose Parkinson's Disease

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to help identify cases of Parkinson’s disease and estimate its progression by analyzing spatial and temporal gait parameters.
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Powerful New Tool Developed To Advance Disease Research

UVA Health researchers have developed an important new tool to help scientists sort signal from noise as they probe the genetic causes of cancer and other diseases.
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Genetic Links Between Traits Often Overstated?

Many estimates of how strongly traits and diseases share genetic signals may be inflated, according to a new UCLA-led study that indicates current methods for assessing genetic relationships between traits fail to account for mating patterns.
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Novel AI Blood Test Detects Liver Cancer

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people.

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Genome Sequencing Could Reduce Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Hospitals

By using whole genomic sequencing, researchers were able to rapidly identify, track and disrupt the pathogens that cause serious healthcare-associated infections.
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