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Computer illustration of human nerve cells in the brain of a patient with Parkinson's disease

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition involving the death of brain cells

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High blood pressure

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Flu

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Cancer

What is CRISPR?

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What is CRISPR?

Gene therapy

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Gene therapy

Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer's disease

Inability to distinguish odours could be a sign of ill health

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A bad sense of smell predicts early death but we don’t know why

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Joy Milne

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Meet the super-smeller who can diagnose Parkinson's at a sniff

For Joy Milne, Parkinson’s is musky, cancer earthy and Alzheimer’s smells like vanilla. Following her nose could pave the way for future tests

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Parkinson’s drug pumped directly into brain fails to pass key tests

Analysis

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Young people’s blood is being tested as a treatment for Parkinson’s

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Gene therapy eases Parkinson’s symptoms by rewiring parts of the brain

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Breakdown of brain's autopilot mode may explain Parkinson's disease

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