Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington’s disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent stem cells into animal models.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain

Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a defect on chromosome four where, within the Huntingtin gene, a CAG repeat occurs too many times.

A research team led by the University of Melbourne has developed a novel technique that tracks diseased proteins behaving badly by forming clusters in brain diseases such as Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s.

Emotional disturbances, severe mental deterioration and uncontrollable body movements; these disruptive symptoms and more are characteristics of the incurable Huntington's disease.