Progression of Huntington’s Diesase. A microscope image of Medium spiny neurons (yellow) with nuclear inclusions (orange), which occur as part of the disease process. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Big Data Analytics Bolsters Hunt for Elusive Huntington’s Drugs
Excerpt: The CHDI Foundation has put faith in the power of big-data analytics to address the lack of good drugs for Huntington’s disease. The group has formed an alliance with GNS Healthcare to build computer models of the genetic brain disease for use in labs to discover potential new therapies.
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