How Huntington’s disease affects different neurons - MIT News In patients with Huntington’s disease, neurons in a part of the brain called the striatum are among the hardest-hit Degeneration of these neurons contributes to patients’ loss of motor control, which is one of the major hallmarks of the disease
Brain’s Own Repair Mechanism: New Neurons May Reverse Damage in . . . New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits The findings demonstrate that stimulating natural brain processes may help repair damaged neural networks in Huntington’s and other diseases
Huntingtons Disease Brain: Neurological Impact and Treatments Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a rare, inherited disorder that causes progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the brain It’s often described as having ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s – simultaneously
Understanding DNA expansion in huntington’s disease neurons A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands slowly over several decades in disease-specific neurons, eventually
Seek - The brain cells most vulnerable to Huntington’s Using cutting-edge molecular profiling techniques, the scientists discovered that CAG repeats are unstable—and therefore likely to produce more toxic proteins—in only certain types of brain cells They also found that other cell types proved surprisingly resilient to the repeats
Huntington’s Disease | Neurology - UC Davis Health Huntington’s disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disease that damages and destroys nerve cells in your brain The condition causes involuntary movements (a movement disorder) It also affects your thoughts and moods Huntington’s disease is progressive, meaning symptoms gradually worsen