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November 25, 2004
Mithramycin - Read This
Thanks to HDLighthouse.org for this wonderful item!
Researchers have found that an already FDA-approved medication shows HUGE promise in treating Huntington's Disease. Dr. LaVonne Goodman's comments:
Mithramycin extended survival of the HD R6/2 mouse longer than any other agent so far described. Likewise it improved motor performance more than any other agent. And most importantly, brain changes usually present in the R6/2 mouse were so much improved they were “essentially absent”. Though the authors use “comparatively large effect” as their careful language, these combined results are much better than for any other agent so far studied.
Read the whole thing on HD Lighthouse's website.
Posted by Dave at November 25, 2004 07:13 AM
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