# @dailycal on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcSRK6YHChR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69703469-dailycal-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T02:30:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Daily Californian (@dailycal) — https://gondola.cc/dailycal

## Caption

Researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have made a breakthrough in the field of treatments targeting Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no known cure.

In a study published in the journal Nature Communications in May, researchers hypothesize a specific kind of DNA damage that kills brain cells is associated with Huntington’s disease — and they’ve tested a compound that could salvage weakened brain cells.

Huntington’s disease can cause uncontrolled movements and affect a patient’s cognitive and mental health. Symptoms worsen over time; the disease is ultimately fatal.

Read more through the link in bio.

✍️: Megan Lam
📸: Courtesy of Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab
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#ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #research #huntingtonsdisease

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