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Mouse models treated with the sleep aid lemborexant had less brain damage compared to controls and mice that received a ...

Dopamine, a small molecule derived from the amino acid tyrosine, plays a significant role in regulating multiple essential brain functions including ...

Treatment for Parkinson's focuses on managing its many symptoms, as there is no cure. But a new stem cell therapy developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for advanced Parkinson's is ...

So far, around 100 women tested have been identified as having a higher than average risk of developing breast cancer — ...

From the outside, Savannah McKell, from NSW, seemed to have a picture-perfect life. But behind closed doors, the Newcastle ...

Tubby little bundles of joy, guide-dog puppies may be irresistibly sweet, but they’ve been expertly engineered to perform life-changing duties, discovers Katy Birchall.

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Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero with a specific variation of a common gene are at a higher risk of becoming ...

Many rare disease patients do not receive a formal genetic diagnosis, but a European data-sharing project aimed to give them ...