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Combination treatment in mice shows promise for fatal neurological disorder in kids

Memory, Neuroscience, Psychology google, united-states

Infants with Batten disease, a rare but fatal neurological disorder, appear healthy at birth. But within a few short years, the illness takes a heavy toll, leaving children blind, speechless and paralyzed. Most die by age 5.

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