New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits. The findings ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Huntington’s disease is a hereditary disorder that causes a progressive decline ...

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits. The findings demonstrate that stimulating natural brain processes may help repair damaged ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington ...

Inherited repeat mutations in the HTT gene expand in neurons over decades before crossing a toxic threshold, revealing a long time window for therapy. CAG repeats in HTT are unstable, meaning that ...