Parkinson’s Biomarker Shows High Accuracy
An alpha-synuclein seed amplification assay (SAA) accurately detected Parkinson’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and identified people with early, non-motor symptoms prior to diagnosis, cross-sectional data from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) showed. Sensitivity for Parkinson’s disease overall was 87.7% and specificity for healthy controls was 96.3%, reported Andrew Siderowf, MD, of the University […]
Researchers link 27 genetic variants to ADHD
Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown? Researchers from Aarhus University have come closer to answering this question in a large study, which has just been published in the journal Nature Genetics. Together with national and international […]