Cure Research for Huntington's Disease
Latest Treatments for Huntington's Disease
Some of the more recent treatments for Huntington's Disease include:
Treatments for Huntington's Disease
Treatments to consider for Huntington's Disease may include:
Cure Research discussion for Huntington's Disease:
Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)
With the discovery of the HD gene, a new predictive test was developed that allows those at risk to find out whether or not they will develop the disease. Animal models have also been developed, and we know that mice have a gene that is similar to the human HD gene. Research on understanding the mechanism that causes the triplet repeat to increase is ongoing, since its discovery could be critical to the development of an effective treatment for this and other similar diseases.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
NINDS Huntington's Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)
Scientific investigations using electronic and other
technologies enable scientists to see what the defective gene does to
various structures in the brain and how it affects the body's chemistry
and metabolism. Laboratory animals are being bred in the hope of
duplicating the clinical features of HD so that researchers can learn more
about the symptoms and progression of HD. Investigators are implanting
fetal tissue in rodents and nonhuman primates with the hope of
understanding, restoring, or replacing functions typically lost by
neuronal degeneration in individuals with HD. Related areas of
investigation include excitotoxicity (overstimulation of cells by natural
chemicals found in the brain), defective energy metabolism (a defect in
the mitochondria), oxidative stress (normal metabolic activity in the
brain that produces toxic compounds called free radicals), tropic factors
(natural chemical substances found in the human body that may protect
against cell death).
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Huntington's Disease Information Page: NINDS)
NIA's Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease, 1998: NIA (Excerpt)
New research also shows that in Huntington's disease, another progressive
neurodegenerative disorder causing dementia, genetic defects cause a long
protein to form into insoluble fibrils very reminiscent of the beta-amyloid
fibrils of AD, or the protein fibrils of prion disease. Thus, research into each
of these neurological disorders may yield unexpected benefits in understanding
and treating the other diseases of the brain. (Source: excerpt from NIA's Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease, 1998: NIA)
Huntington's Disease Treatment: Book Excerpts
Clinical Trials for Huntington's Disease
Some of the clinical trials for Huntington's Disease include:
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Huntington's Disease
Medical research papers related to Huntington's Disease include:
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