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Using EEG technology to help patients with Parkinson’s disease
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Researchers hope to use biomarkers to prevent drug resistance in cancer therapy
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Value of unlocking the genetic secrets of a certain bacteria
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Website tracks fungal diseases affecting amphibians worldwide
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Looking to detect a treatment-resistant form of prostate cancer

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UC Davis veterinarians and physicians are researching cancer in pets and people to develop better treatments for both.

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An X-ray CT scan of the head of one of the volunteers, showing electrodes distributed over the brain’s temporal lobe, where sounds are processed. Credit: Adeen Flinker, UC Berkeley.

Scientists decode brain waves to eavesdrop on what we hear

Neuroscientists may one day be able to hear the imagined speech of a patient unable to speak due to stroke or paralysis, according to UC Berkeley researchers.
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Battling sugar as public health hazard
Societal control of sugar, similar to that of alcohol and tobacco, is needed to curb sugar's dangerous effects.