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sl8

(13,787 posts) Mon Dec 11, 2017, 09:51 AM Dec 2017

Huntingtons breakthrough may stop disease

Source: BBC News

By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent, BBC News
15 minutes ago

The defect that causes the neurodegenerative disease Huntington's has been corrected in patients for the first time, the BBC has learned.

An experimental drug, injected into spinal fluid, safely lowered levels of toxic proteins in the brain.

The research team, at University College London, say there is now hope the deadly disease can be stopped.

Experts say it could be the biggest breakthrough in neurodegenerative diseases for 50 years.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42308341

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Huntingtons breakthrough may stop disease (Original Post) sl8 Dec 2017 OP

And our fake government will use it to ensure that Huntington's becomes a disease of the poor ck4829 Dec 2017 #1

This disease is genetic inherited. FarPoint Dec 2017 #3

Oh yes, it's genetic ck4829 Dec 2017 #4

This is a frightening disease.... FarPoint Dec 2017 #7

A treatment, not a cure. Better than nothing, but how much will it cost? Thor_MN Dec 2017 #2

How much is the cost of disability and early death? TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #10

Not breaking news, I posted it in the United Kingdom section earlier today shenmue Dec 2017 #5

I didn't check the UK group before posting in LBN. sl8 Dec 2017 #8

This is good news. murielm99 Dec 2017 #6

That's good news DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #9

ck4829

(35,077 posts)

1. And our fake government will use it to ensure that Huntington's becomes a disease of the poor

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 09:53 AM

Dec 2017

Mission Accomplished!

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)

3. This disease is genetic inherited.

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 10:11 AM

Dec 2017

So... can't fix it but the disease is truly brutal.

ck4829

(35,077 posts)

4. Oh yes, it's genetic

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 10:17 AM

Dec 2017

Some people will have the treatment to potentially slow this down to a crawl... and others will have "Maybe you shouldn't have been born".

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)

7. This is a frightening disease....

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 04:54 PM

Dec 2017

I have met people/ families with this disease... Heartbreaking .

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

2. A treatment, not a cure. Better than nothing, but how much will it cost?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 10:08 AM

Dec 2017

TexasBushwhacker

(20,201 posts)

10. How much is the cost of disability and early death?

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 09:15 PM

Dec 2017

A better question is should we be doing heart transplants on 71 year olds like Dick Cheney. I mean, why? So he can enjoy a longer retirement?

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

5. Not breaking news, I posted it in the United Kingdom section earlier today

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 10:34 AM

Dec 2017

sl8

(13,787 posts)

8. I didn't check the UK group before posting in LBN.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 05:30 PM

Dec 2017

I just checked now and am not seeing your post. Am I missing it, or ?

Apart from that, do you think it's bad form to post something in LBN that was already posted in one of the specialty groups? I can't imagine there's a huge overlap in readers between LBN and any specific goup. I'm not even sure how you'd be able to check each one of the dozens of groups before making a post.

Time-wise, my post was definitely late-breaking; I think it was within 1 hour of the article's release.