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New method allows scientists to watch brain cells interacting in real time
Findings could deepen understanding of neurological disorders...
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Animal model of Huntington’s offers advantages for testing treatments
Using genetic engineering technology, a team of scientists have established an animal model of Huntington's disease...
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CRISPR/Cas9 variant holds promise for Huntington’s disease treatment
Improvements to gene-editing techniques hold promise for inactivating the defective gene responsible for this as-yet incurable disease...
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Huntington’s disease provides new cancer weapon
Scientists have discovered why Huntington's is so toxic to cancer cells and harnessed it for a novel approach to treat cancer...
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Reprogrammed brain cells exhibit symptoms of Huntington’s disease
Scientists have transformed skin cells from patients with Huntington's disease into the type of brain cell affected by the disorder...
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Uncovering the early origins of Huntington’s disease using CRISPR engineered embryonic stem cells
Researchers have developed a system to model Huntington's in human embryonic stem cells...
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IONIS-HTTRx lowers deadly Huntington’s disease protein
The first drug targeting the cause of Huntington’s disease was safe and well-tolerated in its first human trial…
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New data network for Huntington’s disease research
The first data network for this research could also be the blueprint for similar data networks for research into other conditions...
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Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases share common crucial feature
A study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease all share a ability to cause damage...
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Protective responses appear weaker in neural stem cells from HD patients
A multi-institutional team based at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has discovered how a potential treatment strategy for Huntington disease (HD) produces its effects, verified its action in human cells and identified a previously unknown deficit in neural stem cells from patients with HD.
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New discovery to identify Huntington’s disease before symptoms appear
Early warning signs of Huntington’s disease have been uncovered in sheep carrying the human HD mutation, leading the way for new insight into this devastating illness, a new study has found.
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JPND launches €23 million call for neurodegenerative disease research
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are a global health, economic and social emergency.
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Brain diseases manifest in the retina of the eye
5 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Dr Henri Leinonen investigated functional abnormalities of the retina using mouse models of human central nervous system diseases...
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Glia cell transplants may help treat Huntington’s disease
7 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have succeeded in using glia cells to prolong the life expectancy and alleviate the symptoms in mice with Huntington's disease...
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Cocktail of mutant proteins linked to Huntington’s disease
20 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have shown that the gene that causes Huntington's diseases makes an unexpected "cocktail" of mutant proteins that build up in regions of the brain that are most affected by the disease...
