New genetic research shows why some people develop deadly Huntington's disease earlier than others. The findings could lead to better treatments.

Beta blockers were associated with later appearance of motor symptoms and slower symptom worsening, but an outside expert ...

The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behaviour remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington’s disease, subtle changes to the brain were ...

Huntington’s symptoms – which include involuntary movement, unsteady gait ... In people without the disease this sequence is repeated just 15 to 35 times. They discovered that DNA tracts ...

Subtle signs of neurodegeneration can be detected in blood, CSF, and neuroimaging, up to 20 years before the motor symptoms ...

The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behavior remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington's disease, subtle changes to the brain were ...

Huntington's disease is a hereditary disorder caused by a genetic mutation in the HTT gene, leading to progressive brain cell damage, affecting movement, cognition, and behavior, with no current cure.

A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands ...

The field of Huntington’s disease research has been undergoing ... including involuntary movements, loss of coordination, cognitive decline, irritability, and compulsive behavior, in the person ...

Huntington's disease kills a population of cells called striatal projection neurons, which are located in the striatum, a structure deep in the brain responsible for movement, many cognitive ...

People genetically susceptible to Huntington's disease often see their movement, mood, and cognition decline slowly over time. The cause is related to expansion of repeating DNA units, in which ...