Researchers develop the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington’s disease

Cătălin Roșioru

By Dr. Sushama R. Chaphalkar, PhD. Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Nov 4 2024 Breakthrough polymer-based therapy shows promise in reversing Huntington’s disease symptoms by preventing toxic protein clumps.  Study: Proteomimetic polymer blocks mitochondrial damage, rescues Huntington’s neurons, and slows onset of neuropathology in vivo . Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com In a longitudinal cross-sectional study published in Science Advances , researchers developed a protein-like

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