TSRI Comes Up With Compound That is Beneficial for Huntington's Disease Mice and Their Offspring

A new study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) suggests that drug compounds which benefit parents can also cause changes in genetic expression that benefit offspring. Mice studies reveal that the offspring of mice treated with a drug had delayed onset and reduced symptoms of Huntington's disease, an inherited, degenerative disease that causes a loss of motor skills, cognitive impairment and death. Lead author of the study said, "Although there ...

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