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Promising Therapy Developed for Huntington's Disease
November 1, 2012 — There's new hope in the fight against Huntington's disease. Scientists have helped design a compound that suppresses symptoms of the devastating disease in mice. The compound is a synthetic ... > full story -
Pathology of Huntington's Disease Identified
October 17, 2012 — A new study provides novel insight into the impact that Huntington's disease has on the ... > full story -
Zinc Fingers: A New Tool in the Fight Against Huntington's Disease
October 10, 2012 — Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited genetic disorder caused by the multiple repetition of a DNA sequence (the nucleotides CAG) in the gene encoding a protein called "Huntingtin". People who do ... > full story -
Toxic Protein Build-Up in Blood Shines Light on Fatal Brain Disease
September 17, 2012 — A new light-based technique for measuring levels of the toxic protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) has been used to demonstrate that the protein builds up gradually in blood cells. The ... > full story -
Huntington’s Gene Mutation Carriers Learn Faster
September 14, 2012 — People who bear the genetic mutation for Huntington's disease learn faster than healthy people. The more pronounced the mutation was, the more quickly they ... > full story -
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Two Proteins Offer a 'Clearer' Way to Treat Huntington’s Disease
July 11, 2012 — Researchers have identified two key regulatory proteins critical to clearing away misfolded proteins that accumulate and cause the progressive, deadly neurodegeneration of Huntington’s disease ... > full story -
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Novel Mechanism and Potential Link Responsible for Huntington's Disease
July 2, 2012 — Using an in vitro cell model of Huntington’s disease (HD), researchers have discovered a novel mechanism and potential link between mutant huntingtin, cell loss and cell death or apoptosis in ... > full story -
Turning Skin Cells Into Brain Cells: Huntington's Disease in a Dish
June 28, 2012 — Scientists have generated stem cells from skin cells from a person with a severe, early-onset form of Huntington's disease, and turned them into neurons that degenerate just like those affected by ... > full storyMore: -
Device Implanted in Brain Has Therapeutic Potential for Huntington's Disease
June 21, 2012 — Studies suggest that neurotrophic factors, which play a role in the development and survival of neurons, have significant therapeutic and restorative potential for neurologic diseases such as ... > full story -
New Studies Hint at Possible Approaches to Protect Those at Risk for Huntington’s Disease
June 21, 2012 — Two new studies hint at possible approaches to protect those at risk for Huntington’s ... > full story
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