A new study strongly suggests that the brains of people who have died of Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) show a similar response to a lifetime of neurodegeneration, despite being two very distinct diseases. (sciencedaily.com)
Unlike «big data» genetic studies, which have loosely linked hundreds of genetic changes to schizophrenia but can not explain varying symptoms, the new study revealed distinct disease versions that may affect large slices of patients and enable precision treatment design, say the authors. (sciencedaily.com)
As a result, most oncologists have concluded that cancer is actually a whole set of distinct diseases, each demanding an individualized response. (discovermagazine.com)