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May 19, 2004
BBC Article On Rapamycin
Not much new here but here's an excerpt from the article:
The research by the Department of Medical Genetics at Cambridge University, funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust, found that rapamycin can reduce the levels of a toxic protein causing Huntington's.
It does this by speeding up the break-down of the protein in cells.
Dr David Rubinsztein, who led the research, said: "This is an exciting development which could be tremendously important for people suffering from Huntington's Disease.
"Rapamycin is designed for long-term use, which is obviously crucial for someone who has this disorder.
"It is not without side effects, but you could argue that you'd be balancing side effect risk with the potential benefits."
He said more research would be need to be carried out before the drug could be used to treat Huntington's in humans, but studies would be done "as fast as possible".
Posted by Dave at May 19, 2004 06:33 AM
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