US EditionDiscovery of Tiny Cell 'Tunnels' Finds New Path to Slow Huntington's Disease
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March 20, 2026 – Health – EFE. Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative pathology of genetic origin that seriously affects the motor capabilities and memory of those who suffer from it. A recent scientific breakthrough led by Florida Atlantic University has succeeded in deciphering the exact mechanism by which harmful proteins move between cells in the brain. This finding is fundamental to modern medicine, as it identifies for the first time …
Discovery of tiny cell 'tunnels' finds new path to slow Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder that slowly robs people of movement, memory, and personality. It is caused by a toxic protein that builds in brain cells and ultimately kills them. For years, scientists have known that this harmful protein doesn't stay put—it spreads from one brain cell to another. However, exactly how that spread happens and how to stop it has remained a mystery.
FAU Discovery of Tiny Cell ‘Tunnels’ Finds New Path to Slow Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease is driven by a toxic protein that spreads between brain cells, accelerating neurological decline. Researchers found that cells transmit this protein through tunneling nanotubes formed by a newly identified partnership between Rhes and SLC4A7. Disrupting this pathway in cells and a mouse model significantly reduced protein spread. The findings reveal a promising therapeutic target, offering a potential strategy to slow or halt
Huntington’s disease is a brain disorder that deprives people of mobility and memory. One study has discovered the way in which the protein involved in it passes from one cell to another, opening up new possibilities for research. The entry Find a new way to try to stop Huntington’s disease was first published in Digital Process.
Huntington’s Disease May Be Driven by Toxic HTT1a Protein Fragment
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have identified a specific fragment of the mutant protein responsible for Huntington’s disease that may play a central role in driving disease pathology. The study, published Science Translational Medicine, examined how different strategies for lowering the huntingtin protein affect disease-related changes in mouse models. The team found that reducing a short, toxic fragment known as…
Targeting Tunneling Nanotubes Reduces Spread of Mutant Huntington's Protein
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating brain disorder that slowly robs people of movement, memory and personality. It is caused by a toxic, mutant Huntingtin (mHTT) protein that builds in brain cells and ultimately kills them. For years, scientists have known that this harmful protein doesn’t stay put—it spreads from one brain cell to another. However, exactly how that spread happens and how to stop it has remained a mystery. In a major brea…
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