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Post Blood Test to Detect Early Parkinsons?
(Psych Central News) UK researchers say they have developed a simple blood test to detect Parkinson’s disease even at the earliest stages. The test detects a substance in the blood indicative of Parkinson’s well before physical symptoms appear. The substance, called “phosphorylated alpha-synuclein,” is common in people with Parkinson’s disease. “A blood test for Parkinson’s disease would mean [...]

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