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Every animal model of disease comes with its own unique set of drawbacks. Yet, scientists continually push to improve the quality of animal models to recapitulate the physiological and molecular signatures of disease states. For decades, researchers have turned to mice whose immune systems have been “humanized” to respond in a manner similar to humans.Read more

Until very recently, Parkinson’s had been thought a disease that starts in the brain, destroying motion centers and resulting in the tremors and loss of movement. New study (“Mutant LRRK2 Mediates Peripheral and Central Immune Responses Leading to Neurodegeneration In Vivo”) published in the journal Brain, shows the most common Parkinson’s gene mutation may changeRead more