Thursday, January 19, 2012

INVESTIGATORS ACHIEVE IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD TREATING HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

Source: University of California - Davis
Date: January 19, 2012

Summary:

A team of researchers at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures has developed a technique for using stem cells to deliver therapy that specifically targets the genetic abnormality found in Huntington's disease, a hereditary brain disorder that causes progressive uncontrolled movements, dementia and death. The findings, now available online in the journal Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, suggest a promising approach that might block the disease from advancing.