Huntington’s disease is a rare genetic disorder affecting movement, memory, and mood. Here’s what we know—and what’s ahead.

Huntington's disease, which affects about 30,000 Americans, is a fatal, inherited disorder that causes progressive movement, psychological and cognitive problems. If a parent has it, their ...

Huntington's Disease Gene Also Enhances Early Brain Development and Intelligence, Study Finds Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Mice Tails Whip Up New Insights Into Balance and Neurodegenerative Disease ...

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into the brains of adult animal ...

Skyhawk Therapeutics has dosed the first subject in the randomised Phase II/III FALCON-HD trial of the oral small-molecule ...

The first signs of Huntington’s disease are often subtle changes in coordination, such as clumsiness or trouble with balance. You may also begin to notice changes in thinking, such as difficulty ...

Digital Motor Score (HDDMS), which is derived from smartphone sensor-based motor tests included in a remote HD digital monitoring platform, can improve detection of disease progression.

Inhibiting GSK3ß in fruit fly larvae with Huntington’s disease decreased their axonal blockages and neuronal cell death. The fruit flies were even able to crawl better. In a previous study, they found ...

If rates of Huntington’s disease across Scotland are similar to the north, around 800 people are manifesting signs of the condition, and almost 2,500 have the gene, according to research.