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Every Action Has a Beginning and an End (and It's All in You Brain)
July 21, 2010 — Activity of certain neurons in the brain can signal the initiation and termination of behavioral sequences we learn anew, scientists have discovered. Furthermore, they found that this brain activity ... > full story -
Cognition and Memory Improve Dramatically in Mice When Brain Compound Levels Were Decreased
June 30, 2010 — For the first time, scientists have linked a brain compound called kynurenic acid to cognition, possibly opening doors for new ways to enhance memory function and treat catastrophic brain diseases, ... > full story -
Scientists Make Important Step Toward Stopping Plaque-Like Formations in Huntington's Disease
May 21, 2010 — Researchers describe a laboratory test that allows scientists to evaluate large numbers of fruit fly genes for a possible role in the formation of plaque-like protein aggregates within cells. Those ... > full story -
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Protecting the Brain from Huntington's Disease
February 23, 2010 — Huntington's disease (HD) is a cruel, hereditary condition that leads to physical and mental deterioration and eventually, death. HD sufferers are born with the disease although they don't show ... > full story -
Drug Shows Promise for Huntington's Disease
February 8, 2010 — An early stage clinical trial of the experimental drug dimebon (latrepirdine) in people with Huntington's disease appears to be safe and may improve ... > full story -
Three Brain Diseases Linked by Toxic Form of Same Neural Protein
February 2, 2010 — Researchers have found that three different degenerative brain disorders are linked by a toxic form of the same protein. Elk-1 was found in clumps of misshaped proteins that are the hallmarks of ... > full story -
Discovery of Mechanism in Brain Cell Injury in Huntington's Offers New Treatment Approaches
January 27, 2010 — Scientists have uncovered a key cellular mechanism that alters brain cell function in Huntington's disease, and identified a possible treatment for the ... > full story -
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Compounds That Help Protect Nerve Cells Discovered
January 19, 2010 — Scientists have found some compounds that improve a cell's ability to properly "fold" proteins and could lead to promising drugs for degenerative nerve diseases, including Huntington's disease, ... > full story -
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Subtle Change Dramatically Reduces Pathogenic Potential of Huntington's Protein
December 23, 2009 — Scientists have identified a key molecular switch that may drive the onset of Huntington's disease (HD), an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that leads to severe disruptions in muscle ... > full story -
Potential Treatment for Huntington's Disease
November 15, 2009 — Normal synaptic activity in nerve cells protects the brain from the misfolded proteins associated with Huntington's disease, researchers have discovered. They also found that the drug Memantine, ... > full story
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