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Caffeine Level in Blood May Help Diagnose People with Parkinson's Disease
Testing the level of caffeine in the blood may provide a simple way to aid the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. A study found that people with Parkinson’s disease had significantly lower levels of caffeine in their blood than people without the disease, even if they consumed the same amount of caffeine.
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New Opportunities for Type 2 Diabetes Drug Discovery: Researchers Determine Glucagon Receptor Structure
Complex structure of a class B GPCR bound to an analogue of its endogenous ligand ignites new excitement in GPCR research.
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Penn Study Finds Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ
Study finds children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all.
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New Model Reveals Reversibility of Friedreich’s Ataxia in Mice
A team of researchers has recreated aspects of Friedreich’s ataxia in mice and shown that many early symptoms of the disease are completely reversible when the genetic defect linked to the ataxia is reversed.
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An Easi-CRISPR Recipe for Creating the Perfect Mouse Model
Scientists can now create much-needed animal models at previously unheard of rates rapidly and at significantly lower cost.
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Investigational Diabetes Drugs Make Cancer Cells More Vulnerable to Chemotherapy
Scientists have shown that experimental diabetes drugs can make cancer cells more vulnerable to traditional chemotherapy agents, and they say such combinations should be explored to potentially improve outcomes for cancer patients.
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Changing Grape Varieties to Cope with a Changing Climate
A new study suggests that, though vineyards might be able to counteract some of the effects of climate change by planting lesser-known grape varieties, scientists and vintners need to better understand the wide diversity of grapes and their adaptions to different climates.
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Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's: Diabetes Drug Reverses Memory Loss
A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists found it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a triple method of action.
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Intensive Pesticide Use is Driving Mosquito Evolution at the Genetic Level
For decades, chemical pesticides have been the most important way of controlling insects like the Anopheles mosquito species that spreads malaria to humans. Unfortunately, the bugs have fought back, evolving genetic shields to protect themselves and their offspring from future attacks.
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First Step Toward CRISPR Cure for Lou Gehrig’s Disease
For the first time researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to disable a defective gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice, extending their lifespan by 25 percent.
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