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Researchers announce Huntington's disease breakthrough

(Medical Xpress) -- Medical researchers may have uncovered a novel approach to treat an incurable and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects hundreds of thousands of people.

Medical research created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two proteins offer a 'clearer' way to treat Huntington's disease

In a paper published in the July 11 online issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified two key regulatory proteins critic ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Melatonin delays onset, reduces deaths in mouse model of Huntington's disease

Melatonin, best known for its role in sleep regulation, delayed the onset of symptoms and reduced mortality in a mouse model of Huntington's disease, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and ...

Neuroscience created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery in fight against Huntington's disease

Researchers at National University of Ireland Galway have made a significant scientific discovery in the fight against Huntington's disease. The novel findings are published 21 February in the online, open access journal ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists correct Huntington's disease mutation in induced pluripotent stem cells

Johns Hopkins researchers, working with an international consortium, say they have generated stem cells from skin cells from a person with a severe, early-onset form of Huntington's disease (HD), and turned them into neurons ...

Medical research created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find controlling element of Huntington's disease

A three molecule complex may be a target for treating Huntington's disease, a genetic disorder affecting the brain. This finding by an international research team including scientists from the German Center for Neurodegenerative ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find another clue to the origins of degenerative diseases

For years, researchers in genome stability have observed that several neurodegenerative diseases—including Huntington's disease—are associated with cell-killing proteins that are created during expansion of a CAG/CTG ...

Genetics created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Regulatory enzyme overexpression may protect against neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease

Treatment that increases brain levels of an important regulatory enzyme may slow the loss of brain cells that characterizes Huntington's disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. In a report receiving advance online ...

Neuroscience created Dec 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers restore neuron function to brains damaged by Huntington's disease

Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington's disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent ...

Neuroscience created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Speeding up Huntington's research

(Medical Xpress) -- Human brain cells showing aspects of Huntington’s Disease have been developed, opening up new research pathways for treating the fatal disorder.

Neuroscience created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dantrolene protects neurons from Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by ongoing destruction of specific neurons within the brain. It affects a person's ability to walk, talk, and think - leading to involuntary movement and loss of muscle co-ordination. ...

Neuroscience created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0