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Rare Nerve Disease Gene Found
Source: BBC News) - A team of US and UK researchers has identified a gene responsible for a group of rare genetic childhood neurological disorders.
Hormone Treatment Working for Men and Women
(Source: The News-Sentinel) - Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine, examining the effects of male and female hormones in the brain, found that brain tissue in female Alzheimer's patients contained fewer estrogen receptors and more amyloid plaque.
A Crucial Target in the Fight Against Huntington's
(Source: The Globe and Mail) - Canadian scientists report that they have pinpointed a possible trigger for Huntington's disease, saying that a viable treatment for the debilitating illness could now be less than a decade away.
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