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 ...

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

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Somatic CAG repeat expansion in blood associates with biomarkers of neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease decades before clinical motor diagnosis. Nature Medicine , 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41591 ...

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.