Discovery may lead to treatments for Huntington’s disease

Tel Aviv University researchers have found that protein clusters are not the long-believed cause of Huntington’s disease. Instead, their formation protects cells damaged by the brain’s stress response. Tackling the stress response itself may cure Huntington’s.
http://nocamels.com/2014/05/suspected-cause-of-huntingtons-is-actually-a-defense-mechanism-that-may-lead-to-new-treatment/

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