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A new study has found a unique set of proteins that distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from other neurodegenerative conditions and healthy brains. This provides clues about the causes of the condition and could inspire new treatments.Share on PinterestA new study may have uncovered fresh clues about the development of Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer’s disease involves a progressive and…

French scientists have identified the earliest-known case of COVID-19 in the nation: a patient who was treated in a hospital near Paris in December, an indication that the virus has been spreading across the world for far longer than had previously been known.The doctors from the Groupe Hospitalier Paris Seine in Saint-Denis said a sample taken…

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(narvikk/Getty Images Plus) NEVAN KROGAN, THE CONVERSATION 2 MAY 2020 The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for drugs to fight it.That was the idea my colleagues and I hoped to be true when we began building a map of the coronavirus two…

In the global race to find a vaccine, Oxford University just jumped way ahead of the pack. Human testing is already underway, and scientists say they're hopeful a coronavirus vaccine will be widely available by September.Technology the lab had already developed in previous work on inoculations for other viruses, including a close relative of COVID-19,…