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Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 3:30pm
By Laura Pavin

For decades, medical experts have been unable to meaningfully treat Huntington’s Disease — a fatal genetic disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to break down. A UW-Madison researcher could help change that. We learn about her work, and hear about a Wisconsin family’s struggle with the disease. 

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