Scans show Huntington's toll on brain


	Scans show Huntington's toll on brain

pokkets

6-17-2008 11:50 AM

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It wasn't known how much degeneration there was before the disease was diagnosed.
This study helps fill in that gap

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/06/17/2276219.htm?site=science&topic=latest"><P class="byline"><SPAN class="date">Tuesday, 17 June 2008</SPAN> <A href="http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s2193255.htm?site=science">Dani Cooper</A><BR /><SPAN class="author">ABC</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/06/17/2276219.htm?site=science&topic=latest"><P class="first">Australian researchers are using new imaging technology to provide an insight into the degenerative effect of Huntington's disease on the brain.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/06/17/2276219.htm?site=science&topic=latest"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.abc.net.au/img/6702F047-406C-4503-A234-F630ABA9115A" alt="huntington's disease brain map" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/06/17/2276219.htm?site=science&topic=latest"><P class="caption" id="storyPhotosCaption">Mapping change: these scans of the brain using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging show white matter tracts that degenerate in people with Huntington's disease <EM>(Source: India Bohanna/Howard Florey Institute)</EM></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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