How a 'speech gene' could help treat Huntington's
In fatal genetic diseases like Huntington's and spinocerebellar ataxia, proteins develop long stretches of repeating letters that are prone to sticking together like Velcro.
Sep 24, 2025
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Dyskinesias
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Deep brain stimulation sustains motor gains over 5 years in Parkinson disease
The INTREPID study group, a team of 49 researchers from 30 academic and medical institutions, reports on sustained five-year benefits from subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. They find improved ...
How aging drives neurodegenerative diseases
A University of Cologne research team has identified a direct molecular link between aging and neurodegeneration by investigating how age-related changes in cell signaling contribute to toxic protein aggregation.
Sep 3, 2025
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One in three people avoid learning about their own serious health risks, finds study
A new review study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development shows that nearly 1 in 3 people choose to avoid medical information about serious health conditions if they fear they may be affected. One of the main reasons ...
Aug 26, 2025
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Rodent study reveals different signaling codes for learned skills and clues about human movement disorders
Among the many wonders of the brain is its ability to master learned movements—a dance step, piano sonata, or tying our shoes—acquired through trial-and-error practice. For decades, neuroscientists have known that these tasks ...
Aug 11, 2025
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AI model analyzes speech to detect early neurological disorders with high accuracy
A research team led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel deep learning framework that significantly improves the accuracy and interpretability ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Glial replacement therapy slows Huntington's disease in adult mice
Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into the brains of adult animal models of the disease not ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Smartphone tests could accelerate drug development for Huntington's disease
A series of digital tests carried out via a smartphone app could enhance the detection of disease progression in Huntington's disease and improve the efficiency of clinical trials, finds research led by scientists at University ...
Jun 9, 2025
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A central switchboard: Neurons deep in the brain act as a movement 'brake'
Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Basel and the Friedrich ...
May 28, 2025
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Gene editing disrupts Huntington's mutation in mice
Broad Institute researchers have developed a way to edit the genetic sequences at the root of Huntington's disease and Friedreich's ataxia.
May 27, 2025
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