New findings shed light on this mystery ... despite the presence of the mutation from birth. Huntington’s disease causes the ...

“With these findings, we propose that ERK1 may protect neurons in the face of Huntington’s disease, while GSK3ß may exacerbate ... and that too much GSK-3ß or too little can disrupt the motors and ...

Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that kills nerve cells in the brain, causing people to lose their cognitive and ...

The genetic mutation linked to Huntington’s has long ... sufficient — to cause Huntington’s. McCarroll agreed that 100 or fewer CAGs are not sufficient to trigger the disease, but said ...

Amy is adopted and has no contact with her biological parents, which has made it harder for her to trace the origins of her ...

Huntington’s disease disrupts genetic "traffic lights," keeping genes green when they should be red. These genetic traffic jams may act to speed brain cell aging and faulty traffic cops ...

Genetic mutations occur everyday in our cells, but the vast majority of them are repaired. New research finds DNA repair is not on PAR in HD cells, causing mutations to build up in people with HD.

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) is proud to mark 33 years of Huntington's Disease (HD) Awareness Month, a nationwide initiative dedicated to educating the public and empowering fami ...

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America hosted Rochester’s first Team Hope Walk on Saturday morning at Roberts Wesleyan ...

"With these findings, we propose that ERK1 may protect neurons in the face of Huntington's disease, while GSK3β ... little can disrupt the motors and cause traffic blocks by different mechanisms.