Study finds new gene in progression of Huntington’s disease

A novel gene has been linked by researchers in Berlin and Dusseldorf to the development of Huntington's disease...

Study sheds light on early interventions for Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative ailment caused by a single gene, with motor and...

How DNA repair can go wrong and lead to disease

"DNA breaks and repair events occur thousands of times per day in each of us," said Freudenreich. "Most of the time,...

Study finds how brain cells transfer material to neurons

UC Davis researchers are the first to describe how oligodendrocyte-lineage cells transfer cell material to neurons...

Study reveals how Huntington's disease affects different neurons

Neurons in the striatum, a part of the brain affected by Huntington's disease, are among the most severely affected....