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Lowering levels of mutant protein that causes Huntington disease can restore cognitive function in mice

Lowering levels of mutant protein that causes Huntington disease can restore cognitive function in mice

2018 International Gairdner Symposium

The Gairdner High School Symposium is a half-day event held each fall that gives secondary students and teachers the opportunity to hear from Gairdner award-winning scientists and attend a behind-the-scenes tour of BC Children’s Hospital’s research facilities. Watch the video of the 2018 Gairdner High School Symposium: HERE Time: 3:30- 6:00 pm, Monday, October 22, 2018 Venue: LSC2, Life […]

Strict eating schedule can lower huntington disease protein in mice

Strict eating schedule can lower Huntington disease protein in mice

BC and UK partnership to tackle rare diseases through genomics

Vancouver, BC — A new partnership pilot project between Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) and Genomics England will focus on improving the diagnosis of rare diseases in children while furthering the discovery of new, novel diseases in BC and around the world. More than 80 per cent of the 7000 known rare diseases are genetic […]