Podcast: Pursuing a Tool to Visualize Alpha-Synuclein in the Brain
Nov 08, 2013•9 min
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Episode description
Levels of alpha-synuclein in the brain—measured through imaging tools—could be a biomarker that would help researchers diagnose the disease better and test potential therapies faster.
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