New research shows that the mutation is, surprisingly, harmless for decades. But it quietly grows into a larger mutation — ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately 20 ...

A new study of nerve cells affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that the disease-causing gene slowly expands over ...

If you’ve ever heard of Huntington’s disease, you know how devastating it can be. This hereditary brain disorder slowly robs ...

About 2,000 people in Australia are affected by Huntington's disease, a fatal and incurable condition that affects the ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...

Potential New Therapeutic Targets for Huntington's Disease Jan. 8, 2025 — A research team has discovered intricate molecular mechanisms driving the RNA processing defects that lead to Huntington ...

Prilenia Therapeutics is planning to file its Huntington’s disease therapy pridopidine in the EU, despite mixed results in a phase 3 trial. Pridopidine is an oral agonist of the S1R protein ...

Huntington's disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by an autosomal dominant mutation. The hallmark symptom of Huntington's disease is the presence of progressive chorea ...