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Re:Huntington's disease treated for first time by saretup on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @08:46AM (#45359545)
What does 113% slowing mean? I thought if the speed is x then 80% slowing means the speed is now 0.2x
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Re:Huntington's disease treated for first time by nicoburns on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @08:52AM (#45359599)
Perhaps it means the effects of the disease are actually reversed?
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Re:Huntington's disease treated for first time by tkfoss on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @09:11AM (#45359832)
"The data also shows the treatment is saving brain cells. Levels of neurofilaments in spinal fluid – a clear sign of brain cells dying – should have increased by a third if the disease continued to progress, but was actually lower than at the start of the trial."
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