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Existing compound holds promise for reducing Huntington’s disease progression

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Date

December 7, 2015

Currently, there is no treatment to halt the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD), a fatal genetic disorder that slowly robs sufferers of their physical and mental abilities. In a new collaboration between SBP’s Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics (Prebys Center) and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, researchers have discovered that an existing compound, previously tested in humans for diabetes, offers hope for slowing HD and its symptoms. Continue reading “Existing compound holds promise for reducing Huntington’s disease progression”

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Sanford-Burnham presents at AACR April 19-22

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Date

April 21, 2015

 

The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, held April 18-22 in Philadelphia, will attract approximately 18,000 attendees from around the world. They are coming to hear from an outstanding roster of speakers, hundreds of live talks, and more than 6,000 proffered papers from scientists and clinicians around the world. This year’s theme, “Brining Cancer Discoveries to patients,” highlights the need to link laboratory discoveries to treatments for the purpose of finding cancer cures. Continue reading “Sanford-Burnham presents at AACR April 19-22”