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Space travel could improve Huntington's disease? High school students contribute to study

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Pupils at Shehakim High School in Nahariya , Israel , have increased knowledge of Huntington ’s disease.

Study was published in Astrobiology the most-cited peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the understanding of life's origin, evolution, and space exploration biology.

Their experiment earned them first place in the Ramon Spacelab Israel's leading educational program.

The Ramon Foundation paid $ 50,000 to a private company that coordinates the shipments for dispatching and conducting experiments.

Nematodes were genetically prone to develop a degenerative disease similar to Huntington ’s.

Being in space could improve the condition of Huntington 's patients.

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