Treatment for Huntington's Disease
A new therapy for Huntington's Disease may help delay the onset and slow the progression of the degenerative genetic disorder. The fatal condition affects more than 250,000 Americans.
The new treatment is based on research on the precise brain abnormalities that determine how the disease will develop. It blocks certain signaling pathways that cause the characteristic cell breakdown.
Huntington's Disease is marked by a gradual loss of control over body movements and is fatal. Arlo Guthrie was a well-known sufferer.