Researchers succeed in preventing early symptoms of Huntington’s disease


Posted on May 23rd, by Michael Shapiro-Barr

Researchers at Lund University have found a way to successfully prevent the symptoms of depression and anxiety associated with Huntington’s disease.  Research done on mice showed positive results when deactivating the mutated huntingtin protein in the brains of the tested mice.

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