Testing tears could lead to cheap and effective Parkinson’s disease screening
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/parkinsons-disease-tears-test-screening-crying-protein-neurology-a8223491.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Parkinson’s patients’ tears had more than five times the level of abnormal molecule which forms nerve damaging clumps A few shed tears could open up a cheap way to screen patients for Parkinson’s disease, allowing earlier diagnosis and, potentially, treatment that can delay the disease. Researchers analysing the…