Neuroscience
Scientists add to theory about Huntington's mechanism
Rice University researchers are starting to understand how protein fragments influence the fiber aggregation suspected as a cause of Huntington's disease.
Apr 10, 2017
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Discovery could aid in development of treatments for fatal brain disease
Huntington's disease is an inherited brain disorder that is uniformly fatal, but researchers at Johns Hopkins believe they have made a big discovery about how the disease progresses that could lead to a way to stop it.
Apr 9, 2017
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Neuroscience
Huntington's disease alters neurons from development
Huntington's disease could alter neurons from when they start developing, according to a study conducted by the international HD iPSC Consortium. The study was published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience.
Mar 21, 2017
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Cellular quality control process could be Huntington's disease drug target
The loss of motor function and mental acuity associated with Huntington's disease might be treatable by restoring a cellular quality control process, which Duke Health researchers have identified as a key factor in the degenerative ...
Feb 13, 2017
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Scientists analyze repeats in proteins implicated in neurological diseases
Rice University scientists have uncovered new details about how a repeating nucleotide sequence in the gene for a mutant protein may trigger Huntington's and other neurological diseases.
Nov 10, 2016
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Scientists develop therapeutic protein, protect nerve cells from Huntington's Disease
A new scientific study reveals one way to stop proteins from triggering an energy failure inside nerve cells during Huntington's disease. Huntington's disease is an inherited genetic disorder caused by mutations in the gene ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Medical research
Can some types of fat protect us from brain disease?
An intriguing finding in nematode worms suggests that having a little bit of extra fat may help reduce the risk of developing some neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
Sep 8, 2016
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New brain map could enable novel therapies for autism and Huntington's disease
USC scientists have mapped an uncharted portion of the mouse brain to explain which circuit disruptions might occur in disorders such as Huntington's disease and autism.
Jun 20, 2016
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Swapping sick for healthy brain cells slows Huntington's disease
Researchers have successfully reduced the symptoms and slowed the progression of Huntington's disease in mice using healthy human brain cells. The findings, which were published today in the journal Nature Communications, ...
Jun 7, 2016
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Structure of brain plaques in Huntington's disease described
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that the core of the protein clumps found in the brains of people with Huntington's disease have a distinctive structure, a finding that could shed ...
Feb 3, 2016
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