Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: News and Research on Huntington Disease

MeSH tree: C16.320.400.430

How do we know health screening programs work?

The UK is set to roll out a national lung cancer screening program for people aged 55 to 74 with a history of smoking. The idea is to catch lung cancer at an early stage when it is more treatable.

New images capture unseen details of the synapse

Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture where neurons communicate with each other through an exchange of chemical signals. These nanometer-scale models will help scientists ...

New research reveals the start of Huntington's disease

Devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's are all associated with protein deposits in the brain, known as amyloid. Despite extensive research investment into the cause and toxicity ...

Boxing can take the fight to Parkinson's Disease

When we think of boxing, it's understandable many of us wouldn't associate it with being 'good' for our brains. However, new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research undertaken in partnership with The Perron Institute and boxer ...

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