New approach to Huntington's disease?

Monday, March 31, 2014 - 14:03 in Health & Medicine

Tweaking a specific cell type’s ability to absorb potassium in the brain improved walking and prolonged survival in a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, reports a study. The discovery could point to new drug targets for treating the devastating disease, which strikes one in every 20,000 Americans.

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