Discovery of mechanism in brain cell injury in Huntington's offers new treatment approaches

Scientists at the Brain Research Centre and the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at CFRI have uncovered a key cellular mechanism that alters brain cell function in Huntington's disease, and identified a possible treatment for the disease. The results of the study were published online today and will appear in the January 28 edition of the journal Neuron. Dr. Michael Hayden co-authored the study.

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