Scientists link Huntington's disease to overactive immune response in the brain
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington's disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain, according to new findings from two teams of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle and University College London...
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