A "Must Read" To Understand The Madness Of Huntington's Disease
Of all the articles I have read in the past, this one brought back memories of my relationship with my Father as he fought this disease. These words, found under one of the pictures in the article, made me think about my two Sisters. Sisters Julie Askew and Amy Bishop don't acknowledge each other as they meet in a nursing home corridor. Growing up, they were close, but the disease has robbed them of their "sisterhood."
Trehalose: Sweet Rescue
A review of research with trehalose shows that it has potential for both prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. ...
Fallacies about Huntington's Disease
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You have probably heard some fallacies about HD. You may have seen cruel and devastating descriptions of HD. Maybe you were told that HD is hopeless, that there is no treatment that can reverse or even delay HD. That is the conventional wisdom about HD. It is false...
The most current issue of the HDSA Marker Publication
This is a publication put out by HDSA and is mailed to all you request to recieve it through the HDSA site.
This issue offers two great articles that are very informative: "Clinical Trial Update" from the Huntington Study Group and "Methodology & Observations" From the Huntington's Disease Drug Works Trials. There is also a current and complete listing of the HDSA Centers of Excellence. I hope you find this informative.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental compound called HDACi 4b reversed Huntington's disease symptoms in mice genetically altered to develop the disease, say researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California.
Huntington's is an inherited neurological disease that affects people's movement and thinking ability. There is no cure or treatment that can reverse or slow progression of the physical and mental deficits caused by the disease.
"We found that (HDACi 4b) can target the expression of several hundred genes in the brain and reverse the...
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Treatment slowed reduction of brain size, improved motor functioning, study finds
