“It’s tough to watch everybody get sick,” she adds. “You live in constant worry.” ...

Researchers have discovered a way to slow the progression of Huntington's disease by blocking SLC4A7 proteins that form neural connections.

Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be more effective than treatments—now in clinical trials—that target the whole protein but leave this ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time, scientists have successfully treated someone suffering from Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic illness with no cure. Assault at Mobile McDonald’s leaves man ...

If you’ve ever heard of Huntington’s disease, you know how devastating it can be. This hereditary brain disorder slowly robs people of their ability to think, move, and even communicate. The disease’s ...

In the complex world of neuroscience, Huntington's disease remains a cruel mystery. It slowly strips away a person’s ability to think and move, yet scientists still don't fully understand why.

Huntington’s disease is a hereditary disorder that causes a progressive decline in thinking, memory, and the control of movements. On average, the symptoms begin when a person is in their early 40s, ...

9 min read |New research in a HD mouse model points to a key culprit: a small fragment called HTT1a. Lowering HTT1a levels successfully delayed disease signs in mice that model HD, perhaps shaping the ...