Huntington's disease is an inherited disease that leads to problems with movement, thinking and mood which can negatively affect an individual's quality of life. The fatal disease progressively causes ...

A new treatment that proves to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD) marks a breakthrough for a condition that has long been considered untreatable. Huntington’s is a rare, inherited ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully treated someone suffering from Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic illness ...

In a groundbreaking development, researchers in the UK have reported the first-ever successful treatment for Huntington's disease, a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder previously deemed incurable.

People affected by Huntington’s disease could at last benefit from the first treatment to slow the fatal neurodegenerative condition. Scientists from University College London (UCL) found patients ...

Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) was a well-known singer/songwriter with undiagnosed Huntington's disease (HD), born to a family burdened by undiagnosed HD. Guthrie’s mother, Nora, had the disease and was ...

Researchers have found a new treatment for Huntington's disease, an inherited genetic brain disease that affects over 41,000 Americans, in breakthrough clinical trial that involved at least one ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

UniQure has set its sights on submitting its Huntington’s disease gene therapy for approval next year after the asset was shown to slow progression of the neurodegenerative condition by 75% in a phase ...