Health News from Medical News Today: New Drugs Target Delay Of Huntington's Symptoms

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. New Drugs Target Delay Of Huntington's Symptoms 30 May 2011, 7:00 pm McMaster University researchers have discovered a new drug target that may be effective at preventing the onset of Huntington's disease, working much the same way heart medications slow the progression of heart disease and reduce heart attacks. Their landmark research discovered a family of kinase inhibitor drugs -- that all target one enzyme called IKK beta kinase -- as effective for Huntington's. Basically, the drug restores a critical chemical change that should occur in the huntingtin protein, but does not occur in people with Huntington's disease... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.