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Hungry stomach hormone promotes growth of new brain cells

Some people say that fasting makes them feel mentally sharper. The hunger hormone ghrelin may be why – and it may protect against Parkinson’s disease

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Life

The heretical passion of the man who first described Parkinson's

Features

23andMe DNA test for Alzheimer’s risk approved for sale in US

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23andMe DNA test for Alzheimer’s risk approved for sale in US

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Coloured CT-scan showing the brain of a person who has Parkinson's disease

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Injecting virus into brain may relieve Parkinson’s symptoms

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Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used

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Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used

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Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air

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Technology

Super-fast Parkinson's app will track symptoms more closely

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Health

You should be eating 10 pieces of fruit or veg every day, not 5

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Technology

Health insurer calls analysed for signs of disease in your voice

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Technology

Tiny nanoelectrodes record brain's activity without damaging it

Electrodes help treat epilepsy and Parkinson's disease, but can damage the brain and slowly stop working. Nanotube electrodes are safer and should last longer

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Health

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and travel to the brain

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Health

Electric fields can stimulate deep in your brain without surgery

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Technology

‘I’m more confident’: Paralysed woman’s life after brain implant

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Technology

First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate

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