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Anchor lead: A mouse model may point the way toward a better understanding of how Parkinson’s disease develops, Elizabeth Tracey reports A protein called synuclein that’s involved in nerve cell communication is thought to be the culprit in causing Parkinson’s …

June 20, 2019 – Parkinson’s Model Read more »

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Anchor lead: It’s important to get to the bottom of what’s causing acute flaccid myelitis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Two viruses are the most likely culprits when it comes to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, the condition that’s caused over a …

January 1, 2019 – AFM Cause? Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can characterizing acute flaccid myelitis help clinicians spot it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis, the mysterious illness that has stuck fear into the hearts of parents nationally, has better definition now. Matthew Elrick, a pediatric neurologist at …

December 31, 2018 – AFM Read more »

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Anchor lead: What’s the most likely scenario for a pandemic? Elizabeth Tracey reports This year marks the 100 year anniversary of a sobering event – the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed millions of people worldwide. Now many experts are sounding …

October 24, 2018 – Pandemic Read more »