Todd Sherer, from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, authored a blog post on the Scientific American website in April. He writes: “Two centuries after its discovery, it’s still incurable—but research is accelerating, with major help from citizen scientists in the patient community.”
STAT News: Before you send your spit to 23andMe, what you need to know
Here’s a very helpful article from yesterday’s STAT News about what 23andMe’s genetic reports can and cannot show…. Full Story>
New York Times: F.D.A. Will Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risk to Consumers
On April 6, the New York Times reports that the FDA will allow 23andMe to sell genetic tests for disease risk to consumers. According to the article, customers have to specifically ask to be tested for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s risk.
EurekAlert! “Journal of Parkinson’s Disease celebrates key breakthroughs”
From the shaking palsy to alpha-synuclein, the stories behind the science from many of the researchers who played key roles in achieving significant milestones are published.
New York Times: Hunched Over a Microscope, He Sketched the Secrets of How the Brain Works
Some microscopes today are so powerful that they can create a picture of the gap between brain cells, which is thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. They can even reveal the tiny sacs carrying even tinier nuggets of information to cross over that gap to form memories. And in colorful snapshots made possible by a giant magnet, we can see the activity of 100 billion brain cells talking…. Full Story>
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