'Remodelling' damaged nuclei: Discovery could lead to new treatments for accelerated aging disease
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a key chemical that can repair the damage to cells which causes a rare but devastating disease involving accelerated aging. As well as offering a promising new way of treating the condition, known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, the discovery could help in the development of drugs against cancer and other genetic diseases and might also suggest ways to alleviate diseases that we associate with normal aging.