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A genetic mutation linked to Parkinson's disease produced abnormalities in a subset of nerve cells, offering a clue about the disease's causes, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The findings offer new clues about how the neurodegenerative disorder begins and progresses, said D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., the Nathan Smith Davis professor and chair of neuroscience, who was a co-author of the study.

In recent research published in the journal One Health, "Exploring the Impacts of Wildlife Trade on Zoonotic Spillover and Disease Outbreaks: A Multiple-perspective Study," researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) have discovered that wildlife imports strongly influence the likelihood of zoonotic emerging infectious disease (EID) outbreaks. This marks the first global measurement of how wildlife trade is linked to outbreaks of animal-borne diseases, across countries and over time.

PhRMA spent an estimated $59 million on search advertising over a recent seven-year period to influence how Americans view prescription drug costs.

The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But little is stopping other companies from doing so. In the absence of federal protections, some states are passing their own rules.