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...beat back the disease. What's more, the benefits may not be limited to Parkinson's but may also be used to treat Huntington's, Lou Gehrig's and even Alzheimer's disease--all of which have similar neurodegenerative roots and may respond to similar drugs. Says neurobiologist Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh: "A breakthrough in any of these diseases could have an impact on the others...
...been found, except that the vast majority of Parkinson's patients, whose brains also grow gummed up, do not carry the mutation. Still, scientists believe that the bad gene is a powerful clue. "There appear to be more clumps in the brains of people with the mutant gene," says Zigmond. "Learning how the protein functions may help us develop drugs that target...
...more, the benefits may not be limited to Parkinson’s, but may also be used to treat Huntinton’s, Lou Gehrig’s and even Alzheimer’s disease-all of which have similar neurochemical roots and could respond to similar drugs. Says neurobiologist Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh: "A breakthrough in any of these diseases could have an impact on the others...
...except that the vast majority of Parkinson’s patients, whose brains also grow gummed up, do not carry the mutation. Still, scientists are convinced that the bad gene is a powerful clue. "There appear to be more clumps in the brains of people with the mutant gene," says Zigmond. "Learning how the protein functions may help us develop drugs that target...