What neurodivergent people really think about the words used to describe them
Labels like autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia are not new. But the way we understand them is changing.
Apr 13, 2026
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
MeSH tree: C10.574.500
Can medicinal cannabis help kids' autism, ADHD or Tourette's? Here's what we know so far
In the past 10 years or so, there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioral problems—the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ADHD (attention-deficit ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Treating disease at birth: How a brief spike in testosterone sets the trajectory for disease that appears decades later
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a rare inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting in men. Patients typically develop early symptoms such as hand tremors in their 30s, but diagnosis ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Discovery might inform new approach to Huntington's disease
Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be more effective than treatments—now in clinical trials—that target the whole protein but leave this fragment intact, a new study ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Discovery of tiny cell 'tunnels' finds new path to slow Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder that slowly robs people of movement, memory, and personality. It is caused by a toxic protein that builds in brain cells and ultimately kills them. For years, scientists ...
Mar 20, 2026
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Microscopic 'intrabodies' unlock new treatments for motor neuron disease and Alzheimer's
New treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and motor neuron disease (MND) could be unlocked thanks to microscopic medicines developed by researchers at the University of Essex. Using artificial ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Engineered protein markers read living brain gene activity in monkeys via blood
Gene therapy has been successfully used to treat a number of diseases, including immune deficiencies, hereditary blindness, hemophilia and, recently, Huntington's disease, a fatal neurological disorder.
Feb 27, 2026
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Huntington's disease offers a rare clean test case for brain research
Neuroscience rarely enjoys clean experiments. Most brain disorders are mosaics of risk genes, aging, lifestyle and chance that leave their origins obscured. Huntington's disease (HD) is different. It begins with a single ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Why Huntington's proteins pile up: Two key tags guide their disposal
There is no known cure for Huntington's disease. A genetic mutation creates harmful proteins that accumulate and cause the disease's typical symptoms. A team from the Department of Human Genetics at Ruhr University Bochum, ...
Feb 8, 2026
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Frozen on the ice: The brain science behind perfect Olympic timing
Olympic skiers, bobsledders and speed skaters all have to master one critical moment: when to start. As athletes prepare for the upcoming Winter Olympics, that split second is in the spotlight because when everyone is fast, ...
Feb 5, 2026
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