Monday, September 23, 2013

A new drug target for Batten disease

An antioxidant drug that alleviates cell death and extends lifespan in a mouse model of Batten disease - a devastating childhood neurodegenerative disorder - is reported online this week in Nature Neuroscience. These results indicate that drugs with similar properties can potentially be used to treat the disease, as well as other diseases caused by comparable deficiencies...

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