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Xenazine (tetrabenazine): First Drug for Chorea in Huntington's Disease, Approved by the FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 15, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Vasiliy Yakobchuk
Xenazine (tetrabenazine) , product of Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Washington, D.C.) is the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of chorea - the jerky , involuntary movement - in people with Huntington's disease .
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Tetrabenazine (TBZ) Protects Brain Cells in Huntington's Disease Model
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 26, 2007
The drug called tetrabenazine (TBZ) , used in some countries for the treatment of the symptoms of Huntington's disease has been found to prevent the death of brain cells in mice models, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.
Huntington's is caused by a do...
Green Tea/Green Tea Extracts, May Slow the Progression of Huntington's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 12, 2006
Huntington's disease is an incurable, hereditary disease prevailing in 1 of every 15,000 people.
Together with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's , Huntington's disease belongs to a family of neurodegenerative diseases caused by protein misfolding , characterized by jerky, unco...
Emory Research Identifies Neurodegeneration Cause in Huntington's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 9, 2006
First identified more than 125 years ago, is a condition that usually inhibits speech, movement, reasoning Huntington's disease and memory. This hereditary disorder is estimated to affect one out of 10,000 people. While current pharmacological treatments are able to address the symptoms of t...
Sirna Therapeutics Patents Vector Expressed siRNA Against Huntington's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 5, 2005
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