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Scientists reveal brain signaling that sets Parkinson鈥檚 disease apart from essential tremor

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(Front row, from left) William 鈥淢att鈥� Howe and Read Montague are senior authors of a study published in Nature Communications that identified a neurochemical signature distinguishing Parkinson鈥檚 disease from essential tremor. With them are (back row, from left) Alec Hartle, neuroscience doctoral student, and Paul Sands, research assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Photo by Clayton Metz for 51官网 Tech.

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