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Protein pushes breast cancer cells to metastasize.
'Master-regulator' protein which pushes breast cancer cells to metastasize is identified. Unexpected links to Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease also seen. Using an innovative tool that...
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Scientists uncover master key in development of Huntington’s Disease.
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a major contributor to Huntington’s disease, a devastating progressive neurological condition that produces involuntary movements,...
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Scientists reverse Huntington’s disease in animal model using precision...
By adjusting the levels of a key signaling protein, researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) improved motor function and brain abnormalities in experimental animals with a form...
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Therapeutic potential of triheptanoin confirmed for Huntington’s disease.
A team of researchers from Inserm has just demonstrated the therapeutic potential of triheptanoin in ten patients with Huntington’s disease. Derivatives of this triglyceride, with its unique...
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New neuroimaging technique maps protein synthesis in living tissues, animals.
Researchers at Columbia University have made a significant step toward visualizing complex protein metabolism in living systems with high resolution and minimum disturbance, a longstanding goal in the...
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Key epigenetic phosphorylation pathway identified that protects cells against...
When it comes to protecting cells from death brought on by the calamities of environmental stress, the human body is particularly ingenious. From cellular components that suck up misfolded proteins to...
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Study identifies ‘significant’ vascular anomalies in the brains of people...
An international study led by researchers from Université Laval has identified significant vascular changes in the brains of people with Huntington’s disease. This breakthrough, the details of which...
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Study identifies previously unknown proteins in Huntington’s disease pathology.
Huntington’s disease is an inherited disorder that damages nerve cells and causes parts of the brain to deteriorate, leading to uncontrolled movements and cognitive problems. There is no way to stop...
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Previously unknown molecule critical to synaptic transmission identified.
It is known that the neurons of the human brain communicate with each other through specialized structures called synapses. A synapse consists of a presynaptic terminal of one neuron and a...
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